By Aug 28, 2009, 8:50 AM 

Unemployment in Japan hit 5.7% in July, the highest on record since World War II.
Joblessness in the world’s second-largest economy has been steadily rising from 4.8% in March to 5.4% in June. The record July number exceeded analyst predictions of 5.5%, which would have matched the previous postwar record.

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