economic outlook

Survey: Planned tax hike dampens business mood
A department store in Osaka closes its doors earlier than usual on June 19 as a typhoon was approaching. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The government's drive to raise the consumption tax rate and aggressive energy-saving measures combined to put a chill on economic sentiment in Japan.
Survey: Consumption tax talks spread bearish mood
The Noda administration’s recent push to raise the consumption tax rate has increased the bearish sentiment about the future of the Japanese economy among companies...
Quake slashes corporate bottom line in...
Extensive damage at this paper mill in Ishinomaki operated by the Nippon Paper Group was partly to blame for Daio Paper Corp.'s huge losses. (Photo by Hitoki Nakagawa)
The Great East Japan Earthquake dealt a blow to Japan Inc.'s bottom line in the final quarter of fiscal 2010, muddying the nation's economic outlook, an industry report says.
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