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Japan: Autoproduktion gestoppt # 14.03.2011 11 uhr # Journal Englisch

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Dana EichhorstMarch 14, 2011

Along with the humanitarian disaster caused by the earthquake and the tsunami, Japan is also beginning to face the economic cost of the catastrophe. The Bank of Japan has announced a multi billion dollar cash injection to stabilise the economy. But that didn't stop shares from tumbling in Tokyo today. The Nikkei ended the session down almost 7-percent. With huge parts of the country's infrastructure damaged, Japanese industry is facing a mountain of problems. And it could be some time before the country returns to business as usual.