Japan April industrial output up 1.0 percent month-on-month

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese industrial output rose 1.0 percent in April, gaining for the first time in three months, government data showed on Friday. The rise was more than the median estimate for a 0.8 percent increase. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect output to rise 0.5 percent in May and fall 0.5 percent in June, the data showed. (Reporting by Stanley White; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)