11.   Japan has slipped into its deepest recession in decades and unemployment has hit a postwar high.

12.   Japan is battling its deepest recession since World War II, with unemployment and bankruptcy debts hitting record highs.

13.   Japan is battling its deepest recession since World War II.

14.   Japan is suffering from its deepest recession since World War II.

15.   Japan has struggled to pull out of its deepest recession since World War II by implementing limited tax cuts and increasing spending on public works.

16.   Japan is battling its deepest recession since the end of World War II.

17.   Japan is in the fifth year of its deepest recession since World War II, and consumers flocking to new bargain outlets have added downward pressure on prices.

18.   Japan is stuck in its deepest recession since the end of World War II.

19.   Japan is fighting its deepest recession since the end of World War II.

20.   Market participants hope tax cuts will bolster consumer demand and pull Japan out of its deepest recession since World War II.