Japan's economy grew 3.7 percent at an annual pace in the second quarter, signaling exports were gradually picking up after the nation's worst recession since the end of World War II, the government said. The rebound in April-June came after the world's second-largest economy contracted for four consecutive quarters, as consumer spending inched up and exports surged in cars, video recorders and other electronics goods, Kingo Toyoda of the Cabinet Office said
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Japan shows signs of rising from recession