Japan manufacturers' sentiment plateaus: BOJ Tankan survey

Quarterly index shows sentiment in tug of war between recovery, inflation

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MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- Business sentiment among Japan's large manufacturers has plateaued after five straight quarters of improvement, according to the Bank of Japan's latest quarterly Tankan survey released on Monday.

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