According to the official figures the Japanese economy grew by 12.7% in the fourth quarter of 2020, after an even stronger rise of 22.9% in the third quarter. The preceding quarter had been heavily impacted by a dramatic fall, however. Junichi Makino, the chief economist with SMBC Nikko Securities, underlined the fact that "this was a result of the Covid-19 downturn."
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