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Japanese consumers splurged 2% more while South Koreans barely managed 0.5% - here's why

Reading time: 2 min • Jul 31, 2025, 02:41 AM (UTC)

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  • Japan achieves 39 months of retail growth with a 2% year-ove...

While everyone's been obsessing over AI stocks and crypto crashes, Japan just pulled off its 39th consecutive month of retail growth. That's right - nearly three and a half years of Japanese consumers consistently opening their wallets, making this streak longer than most people's gym memberships.

Japan's retail sales jumped 2% year-over-year in June, beating expectations like a day trader who actually read the earnings report. The secret sauce? Actual wage increases that put real money in people's pockets. Novel concept, we know.

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