Japan's unemployment rate stayed unchanged in October from the previous month at 2.6 percent in seasonally adjusted terms.

The Internal Affairs ministry says the number of jobless people fell below 1.8 million, down for the 16th month in a row.

The Japanese government has released revised figures for the January-to-March GDP. They show the country's economy shrinking at an annualized rate of minus 2.2 percent in real terms.

The number released by the Cabinet Office is the same as the previous figure. The latest revision includes economic data that was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Japanese government has released revised figures for the January-to-March GDP. They show the country's economy shrinking at an annualized rate of minus 2.2 percent in real terms.

The number released by the Cabinet Office is the same as the previous figure of minus 2.2 percent.

Pedestrian traffic was 40 to 70 percent lower than in pre-pandemic levels on Monday in most parts of Japan where the coronavirus continues to spread. The figures were largely unchanged from a week ago.

Mobile carrier NTT Docomo released pedestrian traffic data collected from its base stations without identifying users.