According to the Tankan survey released by the Bank of Japan on April 1st, the Business Conditions Index (DI) for large manufacturing companies, which indicates the sentiment of the business environment, worsened by 2 points from the previous survey in December 2023 (plus 13) to plus 11. This is the first deterioration in 4 quarters. The sentiment of the related industries worsened due to a decrease in automobile production caused by quality control issues.