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Japan stocks fall after economy contracts, other markets up

by AP Business Writer
| August 18, 2020 12:06 AM

BEIJING (AP) — Japanese stocks sank while other Asian markets gained Monday after Japan reported a record economic contraction as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on retailing, investment and exports.

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