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Japan's economy grew 0.3 percent in Q2 despite virus surge

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Doves are released to symbolise peace at Yasukuni Shrine on the 76th anniversary of Japan" s="" surrender="" in="" World="" War="" amid="" the="" coronavirus="" disease="" Japan="" August="" Molly="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/08/16/doves.jpg"/><figcaption>Doves are released to symbolise peace at Yasukuni Shrine on the 76th anniversary of Japan&#x27;s surrender in World War Two, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan August 15, 2021. <em>Molly Darlington, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>TOKYO - Japan&#x27;s economy grew 0.3 percent in the three months to June, slightly more than expected despite a surge in virus cases and new restrictions, data showed Monday.</p><p>The growth came after a contraction in the world&#x27;s third-largest economy in the previous quarter, driven by a slowdown in consumption after the government introduced stay-at-home requests as infections surged. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/15/21/japan-growth-slows-in-q4-as-economy-shrinks-48-percent">Japan growth slows in Q4 as economy shrinks 4.8 percent</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/17/20/japans-economy-contracts-78-worst-on-record">Japan’s economy contracts 7.8%, worst on record</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WW5nVqNc3Is?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong>More details to follow. </strong></div>

Japan's economy grew 0.3 percent in the three months to June, slightly more than expected despite a surge in virus cases and new restrictions, data showed Monday.