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Japan's March factory output rebounds as car production jumps

TOKYO: Japan's industrial output posted a surprise increase in March, as a jump in car production helped keep an economic recovery from last year's deep coronavirus slump on track. The output rise will likely ease worries about the impact the health crisis is having on the manufacturing sector in ...

Japan's March factory output rebounds as car production jumps

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