Recap of the BOJ Tankan: Japan business mood brightens as recovery broadens

I posted on the improved Tankan here earlier: Bank of Japan Tankan report, Q1 2017: Large manufacturers still positive

Reuters:

• Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence improved for a second straight quarter to hit a one-and-a-half year high in March

and Bloomberg

• as a weaker yen helped profits rise to a record.

have recaps up if you want more.