Japan posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025. But the shortfall was half that of the previous year, ...

Japan posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025, according to government data released Thursday, as concerns ...

Fiscal deficits often rise when the government increases spending to support the economy, especially during slowdowns or ...

Japan's trade deficit in 2025 shrank 52.9 percent from a year earlier to 2.65 trillion yen ($16.7 billion), with total exports settin ...

The current account balance, which records the country's transactions with the rest of the world, has slipped back into deficit, signalling renewed pressure on the external economy. During the ...