May 16th 2018, the Japan Cabinet Office announced Jan.~Mar. 2018 GDP report. According to the release, the GDP dropped to -0.2% which is the first time in the past 9 quarters to go negative.
The domestic demand was very weak particularly in capital and housing investments as well as exports (automotive export grew especially in the European market however semiconductor related influenced the overall export)
Details; Cabinet Office - Quarterly Estimates of GDP Jan.~Mar. 2018
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