Japan's Factory Activity Declines Accelerate, Services Sag, PMI Shows. More. Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker walks near a factory at the Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan, March 8, 2017.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity slumped to the lowest level in 10 months on sluggish demand though the service sector strengthened further in January, preliminary business surveys ...

Japan's manufacturing activity slipped into contraction in July, weighed down by uncertainties over U.S. tariffs, a ...

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity shrank modestly in July on tepid domestic and overseas demand and increased inflationary pressures, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday.

Japanese companies expect output to drop 3.4% in June after rebounding by 9.0% in May, the government data showed. Economists expect manufacturing activities to stay sluggish due to uncertainty ...

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TOKYO — Japan's factory activity extended declines for an eighth straight month in February but at a slower pace, a private-sector survey showed on Friday, in a sign struggling factories may be ...

Japan's factory activity contracted for the fifth straight month in November due to sluggish demand caused by worries over China's economic slowdown and persistent cost pressures, a private-sector ...