Kaori KanekoLeika Kihara 3 minute read Employees wearing protective face masks and face guards work on the automobile assembly line, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Kawasaki factory of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp., owned by Germany-based Daimler AG, in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato Summary Job availability rises to highest level since May 2020 Retail sales up 0.1% yr/yr in June vs f'cast +0.2% Mixed batch of data underscores fragile state of recovery TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japan's factory output jumped in June and job availability rose to the highest level in nearly a year, data showed, a sign robust overseas demand was offsetting the drag to consumption from the coronavirus pandemic.