Japan's Factory Activity Extends Decline, Optimism Weakens, PMI Shows. More. Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Sakai Seisakusyo factory in Kakamigahara, central Japan, July 8, 2024.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity shrank at the slowest pace in five months in May as the decline in new orders eased, but worries over U.S. tariffs have dampened the recovery from an ...

Latest Flash PMI® data signalled a further modest increase in overall private sector business activity across Japan during ...

Economic indicators revealed a decline in factory activity and a contraction in the services sector. Japan’s manufacturing PMI fell to 48.3 in March, marking the lowest level in a year, ...

Japans manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in July, while the services industry posted moderate growth, ...

Japan's industrial production fell 1.1% month-over-month in April 2025, exceeding the initial 0.9% estimated decline and contrasting with March's 0.2% increase. It represents the second ...

Japan's factory activity shrank at a slower pace in December as declines in production and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, edging closer to stabilisation after recent ...

The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI was revised higher to 49.4 in May 2025, from 49.0 in the preliminary estimate and up from 48.7 in the previous month, marking the eleventh consecutive ...

The Japanese economy suffered a surprising contraction in the first quarter of 2025, with analysts citing tariff stress as a main cause. Gross domestic product fell 0.2% in the first quarter ...