Tag: Masaaki Shirakawa

• Thursday, January 26th 2012 - 05:22 UTC

  Japan posts first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years

  

  Japan has announced its first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years, a setback for a country known for its exports including cars and electronics. The deficit came in at 2.49 trillion yen (32bn dollars) for 2011, the finance ministry said.