Japan shrinks: Coronavirus sends economy into record contraction
Al Jazeera, 17 Aug 2020
Japan has recorded its worst economic contraction in modern history, mainly because of the coronavirus.
The world's third-largest economy shrank by an annualised 27.8 percent in the second quarter from April to June.
Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Seoul, South Korea.
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The world's third-largest economy shrank by an annualised 27.8 percent in the second quarter from April to June.
Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Seoul, South Korea.
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