{
  "id": 327610,
  "title": "Japan's Economic Expansion Likely Ties Record 73 Months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/japans-economic-expansion-likely-ties-record-73-months",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T12:18:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026080700653/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's current economic expansion phase has likely reached 73 months, tying the postwar record set by the Izanami boom from February 2002 to February 2008. On Friday, the Cabinet Office reported that the composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 0.3 point from the previous month to 118.2 in June, against the 2020 base of 100, maintaining its basic a...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}