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New York Times

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Guardian

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Times on Line

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Japan sees rise in unemployment

BBC

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Japan and Boston Red Sox erstwhile ace Daisuke Matsuzaka was moved to the 60-day disabled list on August 2nd.

Matsuzaka is 1-5 with an 8.23 ERA in eight starts this season. This followed his MVP performance in March in the World Baseball Classic.

Source: Kyodo

The number of unemployed persons in June 2009 was 3.48 million. That was an increase of 830,000, or 31.3%, from the previous year.

The unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 5.4%.

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications


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