TOKYO -- Higher wages helped steer Japan's economy back to a growth track in the second quarter, but soaring temperatures and escalating trade disputes threaten to cut the expansion short.
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Hot summer poised to temper Japan's second-quarter recovery
Consumers stay home while companies hold back on capex as trade tensions rise
Visitors to Nagoya Castle in August carry parasols to shade themselves amid Japan's sweltering heat. (Photo by Koji Uema)
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