Japan has fallen into a recession four times since the global financial crisis Japan's economy has fallen into recession again after it shrank 0.8% on an annualised basis in the third quarter. The preliminary data means the world's third-largest economy has contracted for a second consecutive quarter, marking a technical recession. Growth was expected to decline after it fell a revised 0.7% in the
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