Japan Keeps Faith in Weaker Yen as Economy Struggles

Facing the prospect of the first growth-free fiscal year since the 2009 global recession, Japan’s policy makers are keeping faith that a weaker exchange rate will help the world’s third-largest economy.

Japan revises 3Q economic growth lower to 1.1 pct

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has revised its economic growth estimate for the last quarter downward after finding that capital investment slowed more than expected in July-September.