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CURRENT ACCOUNT 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 14, 2019
Japan's current account surplus shrinks first time in five years
The surplus in the current account shrank for the first time in five years in fiscal 2018 to ¥19.41 trillion as China's economic slowdown curbed growth in exports and higher oil prices boosted imports, government data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 8, 2019
Japan's current account surplus jumped 25% in February on lower oil prices
Japan posted a 25.3 percent increase in its current account surplus in February from a year earlier, supported by an expanded trade surplus due to lower crude oil prices, according to government data released Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2019
Japan's current account surplus is due to investments overseas, senior official says
Japan's top currency official said the current account surplus is the result of investments abroad rather than the exchange of goods, and it should not become a trade issue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 9, 2018
Japan records another month of black ink with ¥1.84 trillion current account surplus
Japan logged a current account surplus of ¥1.84 trillion in August, marking the 50th straight month of black ink, government data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2018
Japan's current account surplus drops to ¥2.01 trillion in July, government data shows
Japan's current account surplus dropped 14.4 percent to ¥2.01 trillion ($18.12 billion) in July from a year earlier as goods trade registered red ink for the first time in two months on oil import surges, government data showed Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2018
Japan's current account stays in black at ¥1.85 trillion but down from April '17
Japan reported a current account surplus of ¥1.85 trillion ($16.86 billion) in April — marking the 46th straight month of a positive figure for the economic indicator — as a result of the country's robust exports, government data showed Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2018
Japan's current account surplus shrinks to ¥2.08 trillion in February
Japan reported a current account surplus of ¥2.08 trillion ($19 billion) in February, with the figure having shrunk from a year ago due to a smaller trade surplus and a stronger yen, government data showed Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2018
Japan posts biggest January current account surplus since 2011
The current account surplus grew to ¥607.4 billion ($5.7 billion) in January, its highest for the month since 2011, thanks to strong exports in Asia, government data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 12, 2018
Japan posts current account surplus of ¥1.35 trillion in November
Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥1.35 trillion ($12 billion) in November on robust earnings from foreign investments, marking the 41st straight month of black ink, government data showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2017
Japan's current account surplus sets 10-year high in first half of 2017
The current account surplus expanded in the January-June period to its highest level since 2007 as earnings from foreign investments moved further into the black offset a rise in energy prices that made imports more expensive, government data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 10, 2017
Japan's current account surplus logs first fall in four months as oil prices rise
Japan's current account surplus fell 5.9 percent from a year earlier to ¥1.65 trillion ($14.5 billion) in May, logging the first decrease in four months as higher crude oil prices pushed up imports, government data showed Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2017
Travel surplus breaks record in April, lifting current account surplus to decade high
Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥1.95 trillion ($18 billion) in April, the highest for the month since 2007, as the travel surplus swelled to a record high even as the trade surplus shrank, government data showed Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 11, 2017
Japan's fiscal 2016 current account surplus largest in nine years
Japan posts its largest current account surplus in nearly a decade for 2016 as exports thrived on falling oil prices and tourism surged.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2017
Critics of Japan's current account overlook overseas benefits
Thanks to its bilateral trade balance with the U.S., and its current-account surplus with the rest of the world, Japan finds itself on America's watch list for currency manipulators at a time when the Trump administration is turning up the heat on economic friends and foes alike.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2017
Japan's current account surplus shrinks in January as trade deficit widens
The current account surplus shrank for the first time in eight months in January, weighed down by a widening trade deficit amid rising crude oil prices, government data showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2016
Japan logs current account surplus in October for 28th month in a row
Japan posted a current account surplus for the 28th consecutive month in October, helped by cheap oil prices and the yen's strength, the government said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2016
Japan's current account surplus rose 23% in August on cheap oil
The current account surplus expanded 23.1 percent in August from a year earlier for the third consecutive monthly increase as imports were pushed down by lower crude oil prices and a firmer yen, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2016
At ¥10.63 trillion, January-June current account surplus largest since 2007
Japan has posted its largest current account surplus for a half-year period since 2007 on the back of reduced imports due to lower crude oil prices and a rising number of foreign tourists, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2016
Japan's May current account surplus falls for first time in 22 months
Japan posted a current account surplus for the 23rd consecutive month in May, but its size shrank for the first time in 22 months as a firming yen reduced profits in foreign investments, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2016
Japan logs current account surplus for 22nd consecutive month
Japan posted a current account surplus for the 22nd consecutive month in April, the government said Wednesday, as declining crude oil prices reduced imports and rising numbers of foreign tourists pushed up a travel surplus.
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The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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