Japan's service sentiment worsens in April as US tariffs take toll
Mihaela Păun
TOKYO :Japan's service-sector sentiment worsened in April on concern over the impact of higher U.S. tariffs, a government survey showed on Monday, a sign uncertainty over trade talks with Washington was beginning to take a toll on the fragile economy. In the first survey since President Donald Trump's April 2 announcement of "reciprocal tariffs", the government downgraded its assessment to say the economy's recovery was weakening. "While hopes of wage hikes remain, concern over the impact of U.
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