Imports of fossil fuels and tepid demand in export markets have driven trade balance deep into deficit, sparking debate over effects of Abenomics

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Japan posted a record trade deficit of ¥11.47 trillion ($112.07 billion) in 2013, up 65.3 percent from the previous year, as the weaker yen and growing demand for energy drove up import costs, dwarfing a sharp expansion in exports, the government said Monday. The previous record deficit was ¥6.94 trillion, ...

Japan's trade deficit swelled to a record $112 billion last year, official data showed Monday, as the country's post-Fukushima energy bills soared, outstripping a rise in shipments overseas.

Japan's trade deficit surged 65 percent in 2013 to a record 11.47 trillion yen ($112 billion), as rising costs for imports outstripped growth in exports, especially for oil.

Investor sentiment toward Japanese equities remains strong, according to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey. “Japan is the second most preferred region globally. People are bullish on Japan,” said BofA Merrill Lynch equity strategist Manish Kabra. The level of investors saying they are overweight in Japanese ...

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Turkey hopes to beat the EU by finalizing free trade talks with Japan first, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi says

China’s trade with Japan fell 5.1 percent in 2013 to $312.5 billion, down for the second straight year, the General Customs Administration said Friday. The decline was even worse than the 3.9 percent contraction in 2012 and reflected the lingering effects of the Senkaku Islands territorial row. China’s trade with ...

The Detroit automaker, which sold fewer than 4,000 cars in Japan last year, hopes to finally pry open a market that has flummoxed many foreign automakers — and one that it all but abandoned during the global economic crisis.    

The two countries confirmed their cooperation on atomic power as Japan's nuclear industry tries to emerge from the shadow of the Fukushima nuclear crisis

Japan and Turkey agreed Tuesday to begin talks on an economic partnership agreement, part of a drive to build closer ties as they also step up cooperation on nuclear technology.

Japanese consumer prices rose last month, showing that the country's economy continues to recover.

Bank of Japan likely to keep policy steady on Friday

Japan's trade deficit has ballooned 35 percent from a year ago as fuel imports have soared following the 2011 nuclear catastrophe.

Keidanren is likely to allow employers to raise basic pay at next year’s spring annual labor-management wage talks, sources said. The nation’s biggest business lobby is expected to “not deny basic pay hikes” and leave the decision on whether to do so to individual companies in a policy report to ...

Japan's growing love of minicars have disconnected the country's auto market from China, Europe and the U.S., threatening its standing as a global trendsetter in automobiles.

BOJ seen standing pat on policy for time being, say analysts