![Koji Sasahara 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a497ec893219445eb7df745f71884ad7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![Shuji Kajiyama 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9da05dc81aaf49548b1977332e8917a7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)