Storyline: Japan's Ministry of Finance released its quarterly corporate statistics report Monday, revealing a mixed performance in the country's manufacturing sector during the second quarter of 2025. While manufacturing sales increased by 1.3 percent year on year, recurring profits fell by 11.5 percent, marking the second consecutive quarter of decline. The drop in profits is largely attributed to external factors such as the U.S. tariff policies and unfavorable currency exchange rates. Of the 11 manufacturing sub-sectors surveyed, seven experienced profit declines exceeding 10 percent. The transportation sector, including automotive manufacturing, saw recurring profits plunging by 29.7 percent. Shotlist: FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown: 1. Japanese national flag FILE: Japan - Aug 12, 2020: 2. Various of vehicles being manufactured, equipment, worker in factory FILE: Chiba Prefecture, Japan - 2023: 3. Various of cars for sale at dealership FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown: 4. Various of Japanese yen notes going through bill counter 5. Various of Japanese yen banknotes on counter 6. Various of traffic, pedestrians at crossroad 7. Aerial shot of traffic 8. Various of cityscape. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]