Japan 's GDP grows by 3.7 percent on an annual basis . First growth in the world 's second largest economy in 15 years . ` The economy has seen a bottoming out of global demand , which has pushed out net exports ... especially in high tech industries and basic materials , such as chemical , steel and so on because of Chinese demand , '' said Hiromichi Shirakawa , chief economist in Japan for Credit Suisse . Ends the nation 's worst recession since World War II .
Japan 's GDP grows by 3.7 percent on an annual basis . First growth in the world 's second largest economy in 15 years . Ends the nation 's worst recession since World War II .