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Japan records ¥2.81 tril trade deficit for first fiscal half

Japan Today21 October 2026, 21:55 UTCIran

Japan’s trade deficit reached 2.81 trillion yen for the first fiscal half, according to government data released Wednesday, as the war in Iran sent oil import prices soaring.…

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