Here’s a couple of articles with a bit of a recap on the Japanese Q4 GDP.

I would think that continuing weakness in the Japanese economy strengthens Japan’s hand at the Moscow G20 meeting this weekend as they will stick to the line that their policies are aimed at boosting the economy and beating deflation, and that yen weakness is a by product, not a policy goal.

Japan fourth quarter GDP shows economy still in recession, pick-up eyed

Japan’s Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks on Exports, Investment Drop