TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy rebounded in January-March from a lull in the previous quarter, shaking off the pain of a strong yen and Europe's debt crisis on solid consumer spending and rebuilding from last year's earthquake. KEY POINTS: - Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.0 percent in January-March from the previous quarter after a revised 0.0 percent result for October-December last ...

Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent for January-March amid a gradual recovery from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of the previous year.

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Japan's economy grew an at annual rate of 4.1 percent in the first quarter amid a gradual recovery from last year's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.

The strong showing was the third consecutive quarter of growth for the nation and eclipsed the annualized 2.2 percent growth posted by the United States in the first quarter.

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