Japan maintains dismal view on economy

TOKYO, Japan - Heizo Takenaka, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks at a news conference Sept. 13 after the release of a government monthly economic report for September. The government left its dismal view on the Japanese economy unchanged for the second straight month, but slashed its outlook for the global economy due to a slowing U.S. economy.

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