Japan's exports rose to a record high in January as U.S.-bound auto shipments were robust, helping the nation halve its trade deficit from a year earlier to 1.76 trillion yen ($11.74 billion) as energy imports also slumped, government data shows
Japan’s economy unexpectedly fell from its ranking as the world’s third largest economy, slipping behind Germany to rank as the fourth largest following a recession that stared in the second quarter o
Japan's agricultural, fisheries and forestry product exports rose 2.9 percent in 2023 to a record 1.45 trillion yen ($9.9 billion), with increased shipment to the United States and Hong Kong making up for a decline in sales to mainland China, government data shows.
Japan's trade deficit more than halved in 2023 to 9.29 trillion yen ($63 billion) from the previous year, as robust auto shipments to the United States lifted exports to a record high while energy imports slumped, government data shows.