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CURRENT ACCOUNT 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023
Japan's May current account surplus doubles to ¥1.86 trillion
Exports, a key driver of the Japanese economy, marked their first year-on-year drop in 27 months amid fewer shipments to China and concern about slowing global economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2023
Japan's current account surplus expands 76.3% in April
The current account balance, one of the widest gauges of international trade, remained in the black for the third consecutive month, with the goods trade deficit shrinking 83.5%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2023
Imports fall for first time in two years, easing impact as export growth slows
The trend cushions the hit of a global economic slowdown weighing on exports, reflecting a fall in prices for commodities including crude oil and liquid natural gas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 11, 2023
Japan's current account surplus sank 54% in fiscal 2022 on record trade deficit
The goods trade deficit grow nearly twelvefold during the year, while a weak yen and rising energy prices inflated the cost of imports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2023
Japan's current account swings back to black on overseas investment
The current account surplus stood at ¥2.1972 trillion ($16.59 billion) in February, the Finance Ministry said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2023
Japan logs record red ink in January due to energy imports and slower export growth
Growth in exports was far slower than that of imports, partly because Japanese firms curbed China-bound shipments due to the Lunar New Year holidays.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2023
Japan's current account surplus hit eight-year low in '22 amid record decline
The surplus was weighed down by a record trade deficit, caused by a weakening yen as well as surging imports of higher-priced energy and other items, the Finance Ministry said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 12, 2023
Japan current account surplus jumped to reach November record
The country's current account surplus has long been regarded as a sign of export might, but the account has occasionally fallen into deficit on a monthly basis in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2022
Japan sees first current account deficit in nine months in October
The current account balance, one of the widest gauges of international trade, marked the sharpest drop on record.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2022
Japan's current account surplus falls to 8-year low in fiscal first half
The country saw the biggest year-on-year decline in surplus in the period since the second half of fiscal 2008, and logged its highest ever half-year exports as car and steel shipments rose.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2022
Japan logs August's smallest-ever current account surplus
The current account surplus plunged 96.1% from a year earlier to u00a558.9 billion, with surging prices of energy imports outstripping price rises in exports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2022
Japan runs first current account deficit in five months
The world's third-largest economy ran a current account deficit of u00a5132.4 billion ($980 million) in June, government data showed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2022
Japan's April current account surplus down 55% amid Ukraine war
The current account balance, one of the widest gauges of international trade, remained in the black for the third consecutive month, the Finance Ministry said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 19, 2022
Japan's trade gap widens as import costs surge on supply pressures
Japan's exports rose 12.5% in April from a year earlier, Finance Ministry data showed, led by U.S.-bound shipments of cars .
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 12, 2022
Japan's current account surplus widens on large investment gains
The surplus stood at u00a52.55 trillion in March, data showed, up u00a569 billion and the second straight month the balance has been in the black.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2022
Japan's current account recovered from major deficit in February
The balance swung back into the black from its second-biggest deficit on record in the previous month, providing some respite for policymakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2022
Surge in oil price drives Japan's current-account deficit to highest level since 2014
The January current-account deficit of u00a51.2 trillion was the second straight month of deficit and the second largest under comparable data since 1985.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2022
Japan saw first current account deficit in 18 months in December
Among key components, the goods trade balance posted a u00a5318.7 billion deficit, a turnaround from the previous year's u00a5965 billion in black ink.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2022
Gains in Japan’s exports hold up despite omicron wave
The value of the country's overseas shipments rose 17.5% from a year earlier, easing from 20.5% in November, as stellar increases in steel and chipmaking equipment cooled a touch.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2022
Japan's current account surplus shrunk 48% year on year in November
The trade balance declined for the fourth straight month as high energy prices continued, the Finance Ministry said.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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