TOKYO: Business confidence in Japan rose for the sixth straight quarter, but companies fear the improvement is temporary as cooling global growth and a persistently strong yen hurt shipments to overseas markets.
The Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey of business sentiment released Wednesday showed that the main index for large manufacturers rose to 8 from 1 three months ago.
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