TOKYO -- Japan's economy expanded for a third straight quarter, though at a slower pace, in the three months through June amid escalating trade tensions and uncertainty over the global economy.
Rising consumption brings in third consecutive quarter of growth despite trade war

A shop clerk carries a box of shoes under sale signboards at a shoes retail store at a shopping district in Tokyo. Consumption has risen in Japan. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japan's economy expanded for a third straight quarter, though at a slower pace, in the three months through June amid escalating trade tensions and uncertainty over the global economy.