Japan's latest economic slump possibly not the last

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Updated February 17, 2009 12:33:27

Japan looks set become the worst performer of all major economies this year. With its growth well and truly in the red, and getting worse, Asia's largest economy is forecast to plunge into one of the worst recessions on record.

Presenter: Karon Snowdon, Finance Correspondent
Speakers: Jasper Koll, chief executive officer, Tantallon Research; Takuji Okubo, senior economist, BAS Merrill Lynch

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