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World Service,15 Feb 2024,51 mins

Japan slips into recession

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Japan's economy slips into recession as domestic demand weakens and could lose its title as the world's third-largest economy. People in Indonesia wake up to the news that former military chief, Prabowo Subianto, is likely to be Indonesia's next president but what does this mean for them? And a new hybrid rice made from beef cells might be coming to the market. Devina Gupta is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world:Takara Small, technology journalist from Toronto in Canada and Jessica Khine, Business Development Consultant, usually based in Malaysia. NOTE: This audio was updated after transmission on 15 February 2024. (Picture: Tourism in Japan during Lunar New Year holidays, Tokyo Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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