Japan trade deficit widens to record as yen inflates imports

Japan’s trade deficit swelled to a record 1.63 trillion yen ($17.4 billion) on energy imports and a weaker yen, highlighting one cost of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policies that are driving down the currency. Exports climbed 6.4 percent in January from a year earlier, the first rise in eight mon…

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Japan trade deficit widens to record as yen inflates imports