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Three Japanese salary men stand under umbrellas at an intersection in Tokyo in this Thursday May 18, 2006 photo. Japan's economy grew at a better-than-expected 1.9 percent annual rate in the first quarter, marking the fifth straight quarter of expansion driven by continued consumer spending, solid company investment and booming exports. The numbers released Friday, May 19, 2006 for the gross domestic product, or the value of goods and services a nation produces, show the latest rebound for the world's second largest economy may continue for some time, the Cabinet Office said. (AP Photo /David Guttenfelder)