Japan's Economy Suffers As Exports Go Unsold

from National Public Radio

As the U.S. economy slumps, Japan's economy is also sinking. Consumers everywhere have stopped buying Japan's cars, electronics and other exports. The Japanese still remember the long recession of the 1990s. Reporter Lucy Craft tells Linda Wertheimer this slump may be more painful.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, February 11, 2009