Japan's trade deficit drops sharply at 75 percent in April-September
epa10926947 The area of Aomi Container Terminal sits empty in Tokyo, Japan, 19 October 2023. Japan's trade deficit in the first half of fiscal year of 2023 falls more than 75 percent to 2.72 trillion yen (approximately 18 billion US dollars). Following Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, China banned seafood imports from Japan, leading Japan's food exports to China to experience a significant decline, falling by nearly 60 percent. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
