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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Yuri Kageyama

Japan records a 5th straight yearly trade deficit

Japan Deficit Donald Trump Sanae Takaichi China
Japan Trade - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Japan posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025, according to government data released Thursday, as exports were hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China.

For the full year, Japan logged a 2.65 trillion yen ($17 billion) trade deficit, the Finance Ministry reported in its preliminary data.

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