TOKYO: Japan’s economy was picking up but any recovery was likely to be modest due to lingering caution over the coronavirus pandemic, Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda warned.
The world’s third-largest economy is confronting a resurgence in Covid-19 infections with record cases reported in the western region of Osaka, which has prompted authorities to enforce targeted lockdown measures.
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