The OECD also issued a somewhat downbeat prognosis for Japan, predicting only a 1.5 percent growth rate for 2008, down from its earlier prediction of 1.6 percent growth.

• 该组织还对日本的经济前景发表了比较悲观的预测，认为日本2008年的经济增长率仅为1.；5%25，低于先前预测的1