Japan's markets prepare for horror week

Peter Alford, Tokyo Correspondent | January 31, 2009

Article from:  The Australian

DREADFUL December industrial production figures from Japan and South Korea show the global recession is smashing manufactured trade.

Japan's industrial production index dropped a record 9.6 per cent, month-on-month, solidifying fears the world's second-largest national economy is shrinking at a double-digit rate.

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