TOKYO — Japan’s
economy unexpectedly fell into recession in the third quarter, a
painful slump that called into question efforts by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to pull the country out of nearly two decades of deflation.
The second consecutive quarterly decline in gross domestic product could upend Japan’s
political landscape. Mr. Abe is considering dissolving Parliament and
calling fresh elections, people close to him say, and Monday’s economic
report is seen as critical to his decision, which is widely expected to
come this week... (Read more)
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