TOKYO: Japan's factory activity shrank for a 14th straight month in June on sharp reductions in output and new orders, pointing to a heavy hit to demand from the coronavirus pandemic, a business survey showed on Wednesday.
Many export-reliant nations such as Japan are feeling the pain from a global trade contraction triggered by the pandemic, after government-imposed lockdowns disrupted supply chains and made consumers stay at home.
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