Japan posted a trade deficit of 1.63 trillion yen ($17.4 billion) in January, the Ministry of Finance said in Tokyo today. That’s the biggest shortfall on record dating back to 1947. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
Japan posted a trade deficit of 1.63 trillion yen ($17.4 billion) in January, the Ministry of Finance said in Tokyo today. That’s the biggest shortfall on record dating back to 1947. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
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