Japan is now officially in a recession, thanks to its three consecutive quarters of economic decline.  Their economy shrunk by 0.1% in this, the third quarter.  This follows after Eurozone was declared to be in a recession last week, and the US is expected to follow.  Japan’s recession is the first in 7 years, however they have been struggling to spur economic growth to significant levels even during boom periods.

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