The trade deficit with Japan rose to a record $ 83.4 billion in the fiscal year ending in March, exports faltering, rising costs of imported natural gas and crude oil.
Customs data released Thursday also showed that in March, the ninth in a row, monthly deficit in a deficit of 362.4 billion yen (about $ 37 billion), from 77.95 billion yen in February gap.
Exports fell by 2.1% this fiscal year, the previous year, to 63.9 trillion yen ($ 652.4 billion), while imports increased by 3.4% to 72.1 trillion yen ($ 735.8 billion). 8.17 trillion yen ($ 83.4 billion), an increase of 84% from the previous fiscal year to 4.4 trillion yen ($ 45.1) shortage deficit.
Since the end of 2012, Japan's devaluation of the currencies not fully offset weak demand for exports to Japan.
 



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