Japan economy picks up pace in wobbly recovery

TOKYO: Japan’s economy grew more than expected in the first quarter, data showed on Wednesday, as it crawls back from a brief recession, but observers cautioned that a full recovery may still be some way off.

The 0.6 percent on-quarter expansion was bigger than revised 0.3-percent growth in the last three months of 2014, and beat market expectations for a 0.4-percent rise.