Japan's money went down a little in the first part of the year. This is because of trade problems and people were not sure about buying things.

Japan's money is less. It went down by 0.2% in January, February, and March. This is not good.

We sold less things to other countries. People spent the same amount of money. Companies bought more things for their business.

Trump's rules can hurt big companies in Japan that sell cars. The cars are from Japan, Mexico, and Canada. It is hard to know what to do because Trump changes his mind.

A report says car companies may have problems. It costs more money to make cars. They may sell less cars in the U.S.

Companies can sell things.

If the world has problems, people may not buy things.

This can make it hard for companies to sell things.

Japan's money is not doing well. Old people are many, and new babies are few. People do not buy much.

The Bank of Japan is a bank. The bank raised rates. People get money. Prices go up.

The news says the economy is not strong. So, the bank may not raise rates.

Some people say: "Lower the tax!" The tax is now ten. It is like the shop tax. This can help people who have problems.

But Shigeru Ishiba has not said yes. Japan does not have much money now.

In 2024, the economy went up a little.