The Associated Press , Tokyo, Japan | Mon, 11/17/2008 4:39 PM | Business
Tents selling secondhand clothes are crowded in front of a busy train station in Tokyo on Monday. Japan's economy slid into a recession for the first time since 2001, the government said Monday, as companies sharply cut back on spending in the third quarter amid the unfolding global financial crisis. (AP/Shizuo Kambayashi)