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Japan: Still kicking
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Japan's trade deficit quadrupled in March as export growth slowed and energy imports continued to rise.

    A weak Japanese currency, which pushed up the cost of imports, also contributed to the widening gap.

    The deficit rose to 1.45 trillion yen ($14bn; £8.4bn), up from 356.9bn yen during the same month a year ago.

    Japan's energy imports have been rising after it shut all its nuclear reactors in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

    Exports by volume fell the most since June last year, suggesting external demand may fail to provide much support for an economy set to contract this quarter.

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  • oniononion

    Abenomics ftw lol I really hope they hurry up and collapse economically already, to disabuse the rest of the G8 that their ZIRP/ QE/ zombie banking is a good role model to follow

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    PC shipments in the Japan market in August 2014 came to JPY44.8 billion (US$410 million) in value, decreasing 26.8% and hitting the lowest monthly level since April 2007

    Huh, cameras will follow.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Xbox One had historically weak Japanese launch, which saw under 24,000 units sold in its first four days on the market. Things have gone from bad to worse in the intervening weeks, with the system selling just under 1,500 units in the week ending September 21, according to tracking firm Media Create (as reported by ). Only 1,314 people bought a new Xbox One in Japan in the last week of reporting.

    4Gamer

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