Tankan sentiment down but shows brighter prospects

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TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Bank of Japan's Tankan survey showed Friday that business sentiment among large Japanese companies is set to improve in the coming months, although the June poll marked a sharpe

Power-saving efforts start in Japan

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TOKYO (Kyodo) - The government started restricting on Friday electricity consumption by large-lot users in eastern and northeastern Japan to avert power shortages in the wake of the March 11 earthq

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