The nation logged a deficit of ¥257.6 billion in the current account compared with a surplus of ¥334.3 billion a year before. Read more
Japan’s digital trade deficit is expected to reach ¥10 trillion in 2030, roughly equivalent to its crude oil imports in 2024. Read more
The surplus grew 29.5% from 2023 to ¥29.26 trillion ($193 billion) last year, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report. Read more
Japan's current account surplus nearly doubled to ¥20.63 trillion ($140 billion) in 2023 from a year earlier, boosted by record returns on foreign investments and a sharp drop in the tr... Read more
Japan posted a record current account surplus of ¥1.93 trillion in November, helped by a smaller trade deficit and the revival of inbound tourism, the Finance Ministry said Friday. Read more
Japan's current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2023 tripled from a year earlier to a record ¥12.71 trillion ($84 billion), lifted by record-high foreign investment returns... Read more
Japan's current account surplus in August more than tripled from a year earlier to ¥2.28 trillion ($15 billion), helped by a decline in import costs that trimmed the resource-scarce nat... Read more
Japan’s current account surplus expanded more than threefold in July from a year earlier to ¥2.77 trillion ($19 billion), a record for the month, boosted by declining crude oil prices... Read more
