Japan's economy, the world's third-largest, experienced its worst recession since World War II in early 2009, propelling the nation's jobless rate to a record high of 5.7 percent in July 2009.
作为世界第三大经济体，日本在2009年初经历了二战以来最严重的经济衰退，导致全国失业率于2009年7月达到5.7％，创历史新高。