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A pedestrian walks past houses in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. Japans recession was deeper than initially estimated as company investment unexpectedly shrank, a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he campaigns for re-election on his economic credentials. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A pedestrian walks past houses in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. Japans recession was deeper than initially estimated as company investment unexpectedly shrank, a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he campaigns for re-election on his economic credentials. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images