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Japan quake jolts auto output, Toyota may fall to No.3

Toyota Motor Co may slip to No. 3 in the automaker production rankings behind General Motors and Volkswagen due to Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis, which slashed local output by almost two-thirds in March alone.

Japan quake hammers auto output, Toyota to lose crown

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Toyota Motor Co <7203.T> may slip to No.3 in the automaker production rankings behind General Motors and Volkswagen due to Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis, which slashed local output by almost two-thirds in March alone.
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Sony Ericsson battles for parts after Japan quake

Cellphone maker Sony Ericsson is suffering component shortages following the Japanese earthquake and has roped in its bigger parents to give it more muscle in the fight for supplies with bigger rivals.
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ASML sees impact of Japan quake on customers

Dutch chip equipment maker ASML, a bellwether for the European tech sector, said some customers were holding back on confirming orders because the Japan quake had disrupted their supply chain.
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Japan cuts econ view, quake to squeeze profit margins

Japan's government has downgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in six months to reflect last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami, while wholesale prices rose at the fastest pace in more than two years in an ominous sign for company profit margins.
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Japan Yosano: Quake economic impact likely short-lived

Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said on Wednesday that the effects of last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami would be relatively short-lived, with the economy expected to recover toward the end of the year.
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Travel in Japan rebounding a month after the quake

Local travel agencies are reporting of tourism to have started gaining momentum in the country, a month after the massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered the tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan.
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Massive US pumps shipped to damaged Japan nuclear plant

Two of the world's largest concrete pumps - normally used for concrete in construction projects - departed from the United States on Saturday morning to Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant to help contain the damaged nuclear reactors there.

April 7 Japan earthquake: Radiation levels rise inside Onagawa nuclear plant

Radiation levels inside the Onagawa nuclear plant in the Miyagi prefecture, north-east of Japan, rose slightly as water spilled out of spent fuel pools after a strong 7.1-magnitude aftershock hit the region on Thursday night. But the company that runs the plant said there was no rise in radiation levels outside the plant.
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Markets down after Japan quake

U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday after another powerful earthquake hit Japan, renewing concerns about supply disruptions and the country's ongoing nuclear issue, but markets were off their lows as a number of retailers rallied on strong monthly sales.

Column: Japan, supply chains and Adam Smith

Should the spreading economic aftermath of the earthquake in Japan cause us to unravel global supply chains that seem suddenly all too vulnerable to shortages and shutdowns? Adam Smith would say No. The philosophical founding father of globalization would urge us, not to undo our worldwide lines of supply for component parts and raw materials, but to improve them.
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Instant View: BOJ tankan shows quake to hit business mood

Big Japanese manufacturers expect conditions to worsen significantly in the next three months, responses to a Bank of Japan survey collected after the March 11 earthquake showed on Monday. It was a reversal of the full survey results.
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Japan business mood to worsen after quake

Japanese big manufacturers expect conditions to worsen significantly in the next three months, responses to a Bank of Japan survey collected after the March 11 earthquake showed on Monday. It was a reversal of the full survey results.
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Instant view: Japan business mood edges up, quake impact looms

Japanese business morale improved slightly in the three months to March, the Bank of Japan's closely watched tankan survey showed, but the devastating earthquake earlier this month and a subsequent nuclear crisis are seen hurting confidence in coming months.

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