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Japan's unemployment rate rose to its highest level in more than five years

By Ken Shimizu

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Japan's unemployment rate rose to its highest level in more than five years as firms slashed jobs to cope with the worst recession since World War II, government data showed. Japan's unemployment rate rose to its highest level in more than five years as firms slashed jobs to cope with the worst recession since World War II, government data showed.


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