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3:00 am
Wed January 25, 2012
Japan Details First Trade Deficit Since 1980
By Lucy Craft
The Japanese government has announced that the country's trade balance has gone negative. It's the first time since 1980 that Japan's export-based economy has recorded a trade deficit. Economists say the strength of the yen and weak global demand have hit Japanese exports hard.