May 5 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3
struck off Japan's western prefecture Ishikawa on Friday,
authorities said. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, public
broadcaster NHK said.
(Reporting by Eimi. | 01:57am
Japan's factory activity contracted for the sixth straight month in April, but the details of a private survey released on Monday showed the manufacturing sector was edging towards stabilisation amid a slower decline in new orders.
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Japan's services sector activity grew at the fastest pace in over nine years in March, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting that the post-COVID bounce was gathering steam and providing some offset to a still-weak factory sector.
Japan's factory activity shrank at the softest pace in five months in March due to an expansion of inventories, but still-weak global and domestic demand conditions meant the post-COVID economic recovery will take a while to solidify.