Japan's GDP grew by 1.3% in the second quarter of this year, after declining by 3.7% in the previous quarter.
According to Arab Net, analysts had expected the Japanese economy to grow by 0.7%.
The data showed that the consumer index grew by 0.8% in the second quarter, while it had declined by 1% in the first quarter.
Capital spending also increased by 1.7%, compared to a decline of 1.3% in the first quarter.