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By the summer of 2023, only about 30 percent of drink vending machines could accept the 500 yen coins introduced in 2021, according to the Sankei Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper.

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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period as consumer spending held up, government data showed Friday.

Japan’s factory output fell in August, adding to signs that the country’s economic recovery may lose momentum in the third quarter in a worrying sign for Japan’s new prime minister.

Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up.

But the impact was relatively limited in the latest quarter. The Japanese yen was trading at 160-yen levels earlier this year. It’s now trading at 150-yen levels.

Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September ... But the impact was relatively limited in the latest quarter. The Japanese yen was trading at 160-yen levels ...

Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period as consumer spending held up, government data showed Friday. Private consumption, which makes up more than ...