Gov't upgrades economic assessment, drops 'deterioration' in repo

Gov't upgrades economic assessment, drops 'deterioration' in repo

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano speaks in a news conference in Tokyo on June 17 after the Cabinet Office released a report in which it upgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for the second month in a row and deleted the phrase meaning deterioration from its report for the first time in seven months citing signs of recovery in exports and industrial production. (Kyodo)

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