"The Japanese economy has shrank an annual rate of 5.1 percent from January to March, compared with a quarter of the previous year, to record the first drop in three chapters," government data said. / p>

On a quarterly, data from the Japanese cabinet office, showed that GDP recorded a decline of 1.3%, slightly larger than the average economic estimates Lanction 1.2%.

The data showed that your consumption, which constitutes more than half the economy, decreased by 1.4%, against a decline of 2% economists.