doesn’t look too bad?
Highlights:
| Consumer Sentiment Improves For 1st Time In 6 Months |
| Industrial Production Index Rose To Record 110.2 In February |
| March Department Store Sales Fall 1.2% On Year |
| Supply Of Tokyo Office Space To Drop 40%: Survey |
| BOJ Cuts Assessment On 8 Of 9 Regional Economies |
| Shirakawa Keeps Weak Economic Outlook, No Hint On Rate Action |
| Govt Holds Economic Assessment, Says Japan’s Recovery ‘Pausing’ |
| BOJ Rate Cut Speculation Losing Momentum In Money Market |
| Labor Shortage Pushed Workers 65 Or Older Above 2mn In ’07 |
| Japan On 11% Economic Growth Pace For ’08 In Dollar Terms |
| Forex: Dollar Firm At Mid-102 Yen Level On Eased U.S. Financial Turmoil |
| Stocks: Weaker Yen Lifts Nikkei For 4th Straight Day |