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Japan's economy in 'terminal decline'

Japan's worst recession in decades continues to deepen. The world's second largest economy saw industrial production fall by 10% in January, the biggest monthly drop since records began more than half a century ago.

The BBC's Tokyo correspondent, Roland Buerk, reports.

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