Japan exports grow most in year, signaling steady recovery from recession

(Reuters) - Japan's exports grew the most in a year in December, helped by a weak yen and a pick-up in overseas demand led by the United States, an encouraging sign for the recession-hit economy even as doubts persist about the strength of global consumption.

Japan trade deficit narrows in August

Japan's trade deficit narrowed in August as a fall in imports lowered the country's energy bill for the month.

Japan January trade deficit on track to reach record: MOF

(Reuters) - Japan is on track to post a record trade deficit in January, preliminary data showed on Friday, in a warning sign that consistently weak export demand could weigh on economic growth.

Japan trade deficit worsens on back of weak yen

Japan's trade deficit worsened in July, almost doubling from a year ago, as a weak yen boosted import costs.

Japan posts record high trade deficit in 2012

Japan has posted a record high trade deficit for 2012, as exports to Europe and China continued their plunge.

Japan trade deficit hits record high

Japan has reported its biggest fiscal year trade deficit ever, a contrast from decades of surpluses on booming exports, as the nuclear crisis brought about by the March 2011 tsunami boosted oil and gas imports.

Top Japan bank plans for JGB sell-off, no near-term shift seen

(Reuters) - Japan's top banking group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (8306.T), has drawn up a contingency plan that flags 2016 as the time when the nation's current account may slide into deficit and trigger a government bond sell-off, a newspaper reported on Thursday.