FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2013 file photo, a man walks past an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo. Japan's economy remained mired in recession late last year,

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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2013 file photo, a man walks past an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo. Japan's economy remained mired in recession late last year, shrinking 0.4 percent in annualized terms for the third straight quarter of contraction on feeble demand both at home and overseas, the government reported Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File) less