Japanese media: Japan's economic recovery momentum remains insufficient.

According to the report of the Japanese newspaper "Asahi Shimbun" website on February 16, the preliminary statistics of the domestic gross domestic product for the fourth quarter of 2025 released by the Japanese Cabinet Office on the 16th showed a real GDP growth of 0.1% quarter-on-quarter after excluding the impact of price changes, and a 0.2% growth on an annual basis. This is the second consecutive quarter of positive growth since the second quarter of 2025. Although there was an increase in residential and equipment investment, personal consumption only showed slight growth, and exports continued to decline, indicating that the momentum of Japan's economic recovery is still insufficient. The average prediction of 15 private think tanks and other companies that the Cabinet Office had previously compiled showed a 0.4% quarter-on-quarter growth in real GDP, which translates to a 1.6% annual growth rate. The data released this time fell short of expectations.