China News Service, June 8, according to Japanese media reports, on the 8th, the Cabinet Office of Japan released statistical data to revise the country's gross domestic product (GDP) from January to March 2020 to "reduction by 0.6%", and It is estimated that Japan’s GDP for 2020 will be 2.2% lower than that of 2019.

During the epidemic, the number of people going out of Japan decreased, and a large number of shops were closed. The picture shows the streets of Tokyo after Japan entered a state of emergency in April.

  According to reports, the Cabinet Office had previously released preliminary calculations. The data at the time was "GDP from January to March 2020 was reduced by 0.9% from October to November 2019, and it is expected to decrease by 3.4% year-on-year." After removing the effects of price changes and increased investment in corporate equipment, this revised data was released.

  Specifically, the investment in enterprise equipment from January to March 2020 increased by 1.9% from October to December 2019, which is a substantial increase from the 0.5% reduction in the previous preliminary calculation.

  In terms of personal consumption, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the data from January to March 2020 decreased by 0.8% from October to December 2019, which is not much different from the "reduction of 0.7%" before the amendment.

  Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the Japanese economy has been hit. Especially after the nationwide state of emergency entered into force in April and businessmen were required to voluntarily close their business, the number of people going out of Japan decreased significantly. At present, more than 200 companies in Japan have been closed down due to the epidemic.