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Public Holiday in Japan - Children's Day Monday, 5 May 2025 Japan Market closed, no trading for Cash Equity Market on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)   Public Holiday in Japan - Greenery Day Tuesday, 6 May 2025 Japan Market closed, no trading for Cash Equity Market on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)  

Public Holiday in Japan - Emperor Showa's Birthday (Also known as Emperor Hirohito, reigned from 1926 to 1989. ) Tuesday, 29 April 2025 Japan Market closed, no trading for Cash Equity Market on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)  

Japan's nominal base wage rises 2.8% in Jan 2025 to 295,505 yen ($2,000), the 37th straight month of increase. However, real wages fell 1.8% in Jan year on year due to a 4.7% increase in consumer prices.  

Public Holiday in Japan - Emperor's Birthday (天皇誕生日 tenno no tanjobi) Monday, 24 Feb 2025 (Actual Birthday falls on 23 Feb 2025, Sunday) Japan Market closed, no trading for Cash Equity Market on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)

Japan's Q4 2024 GDP expands 2.8% in real terms based on preliminary data, exceeding estimates of 0.7% by a wide margin. Q4 growth is driven by strong overseas exports and increased domestic capital investment in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. For the whole of 2024, real GDP expanded by 0.1%, a fourth consecutive year of growth.  

Japan's Q3 Gross Domestic Product from July to September 2024 expanded at an annualized 1.2%. This is an upward revision from the preliminary reading of 0.9% released in Nov and represents two back-to-back quarters of growth. The increase was mainly due to higher investments in housing and an increased in exports.   

Japan's Q3 2024 GDP expanded by an annualized 0.9% in real terms compared with the previous quarter, led by private consumption. Capital spending declined marginally by 0.2%.