TOKYO: Japan’s economy grew less than initially thought in the final quarter of 2014, revised government data showed on Monday, revealing an even weaker emergence from recession than previously believed.

The poor data could put the Bank of Japan under pressure to launch more stimulus, economists said, as the world’s third largest economy struggles to rid itself of two decades of lassitude.

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