HomeEconomyJapan’s factory output falls for first time in four months as firms battle rising costsA man works at a factory at the Keihin industrial Estimated read time 1 min read A man works at a factory at the Keihin industrial FILE PHOTO: A man works at a factory at the Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato