Japan business mood sours in January-March: survey
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JAPANESE business sentiment worsened sharply in the first quarter, a government survey showed on Friday, suggesting that financial market turbulence and sluggish global demand had taken a toll on a fragile economic recovery.
The data keeps the pressure on policymakers to deploy additional fiscal and monetary stimulus measures to reflate an economy that is skirting another recession.
