TOKYO - Sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers unexpectedly worsened for the third straight quarter in the Bank of Japan's September survey released Monday, as higher raw material costs, magnified by a sharp drop in the yen, threatened to squeeze their profits despite an easing of COVID-19 supply bottlenecks.
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