Home Business Trade frictions hit output at Japanese factories, raises growth risks Business Trade frictions hit output at Japanese factories, raises growth risks By Genpie - January 31, 2019 100 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Factories in Japan took another hit in December with the second-straight month of shrinking output, underlining a warning by the central bank about growing risks to the economy from slowing global growth and a Sino-U.S. trade war.