Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday the yen's strength is out of step with the country's fragile economic recovery, urging the government to take "firm steps" to counter the growth-limiting effects of a strong currency.
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Core machinery orders fell 3.7% in January after unusually strong growth in December, suggesting a full-fledged recovery in business investment is still some way off.
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Japan's jobless rate and consumer spending both improved in January, but analysts and officials remained cautious about the outlook.
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Deflation in Japan continued at the beginning of the year, but there were signs that price falls were moderating, while industrial production rose more sharply than expected.
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Japan downgraded its assessment of exports in its February economic report, partly because of concerns from Toyota's recall of millions of vehicles world-wide.
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