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Japan’s Economy Slips Into Recession and to No. 4 in Global Ranking

A slowdown in consumer and business spending held Japan back at the end of last year, with the economy contracting for the second straight quarter.

The president is under pressure from Democrats and Republicans to block the sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel, which could upset a key foreign ally.

The survivor, who was in her 90s, was dug out from under a collapsed house, injured but responsive.

Anton Deibe, 17, and his family were flying into Tokyo when their plane collided with a Coast Guard aircraft.

In addition to a well-trained crew and an advanced plane, the safe evacuation of 367 passengers came down to a relative absence of panic.