A man writes a memo outside a building in Tokyo
A man writes a memo outside a building in Tokyo July 1, 2009. The Bank of Japan's June tankan corporate survey showed on Wednesday that big manufacturers' sentiment pulled back from a record low hit three months ago, although the improvement was smaller than forecast. The yen showed limited reaction to the survey as market participants said it offered no major surprises. But it later fell against major currencies as Japanese mutual funds and pension funds put their money to work at the start of a new quarter, traders said. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)