Japan's jobless rate hits record high of 5.4% in Oct.

TOKYO, Japan - Job seekers look at computer screens to check job information at the government-run job placement office ''Hello Work'' in Tokyo on Nov. 30. The government announced the same day that Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in October from 5.3% in September, marking a record high for the second month.

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