TOKYO -- Net profit at Japanese blue-chip companies is projected to decline for the first time in four years this fiscal year amid a rebound in the yen and a cloudier outlook for the U.S. economy.
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Net profit is expected to fall 1% this fiscal year for companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime market. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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