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epa01736688 A worker walks through an empty parking space in Tokyo, Japan, 20 May 2009. According to the government, Japan's economy suffered a record slump in the first quarter of 2009, hit by weak exports and domestic demand amid the economic crisis as the country is in its worst recession since World War II. The gross domestic product (GDP) fell an annualized 15.2 per cent as exports plunged by a record 26 per cent last quarter. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON