TOKYO – Japan's economy suffered a worse-than-expected contraction in the first quarter, official data showed on Thursday, in further bad news for its unpopular government.

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world's No. 4 economy shrank by 0.5 percent against market expectations of a drop of only 0.3 percent.

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