Tokyo
When Japan compares itself to other countries, it consoles itself.
A battery of indicators published last week shows that the third largest economy in the world is raising its head, a consequence, like its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific, of its continued control of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Archipelago deplored 1769 deaths on Sunday, that is to say as many as in France over the last five days.
If the pre-crisis activity levels have not been reached, if the Japanese, mask of rigor, remain vigilant, they feel they have passed most of the crisis.
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By small touches, a post-Covid landscape is already appearing.
Spending items were eradicated overnight: no more dinners or business trips… The consumer seems to have changed, both in the quantity and in the quality of what he consumes:
“He is aiming for 'little luxury' ", Offering high-priced fancies consumed at home rather than going out to restaurants,"
notes economist Keiji Kanda, of Daiwa, in a study
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