FILE - Cars for export are loaded onto a cargo ship at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2021. The Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.8% in the first quarter of this year, according to government data Monday, June 10, 2024, revised to be slightly better than the initial estimate at a 2.0% contraction. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
FILE - The headquarters of Bank of Japan (BOJ) is seen in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2023. The Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.8% in the first quarter of this year, according to government data Monday, June 10, 2024, revised to be slightly better than the initial estimate at a 2.0% contraction. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)