A worker cycles past shipping containers stacked at a container terminal in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s economy has contracted for two straight quarters, meeting the textbook definition of a recession. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
A worker cycles past shipping containers stacked at a container terminal in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s economy has contracted for two straight quarters, meeting the textbook definition of a recession. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
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