Export-oriented manufacturing now appears to be picking up again after the double-dip in the second half of 2010. However, this is not enough on its own to justify a much more optimistic assessment of the outlook for Japan’s economy as a whole. The prospects for domestically-driven services, notably retail, remain bleak.
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