Global recession swells the ranks of Japanese homeless

Tue, 03/31/2009 - 13:27
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Japan is facing its worst recession in decades.  The global financial crisis has taken its toll on the nation’s export-driven economy and corporations are laying-off tens of thousands of workers. Many of these newly-unemployed laborers are now living on the streets or in parks. FSRN’s Jason Strother has the story from Tokyo.

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