{"id":14798,"date":"2025-04-17T09:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14798"},"modified":"2025-04-17T09:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:20:48","slug":"japans-trade-surplus-with-the-u-s-ballooned-to-63-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14798","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s trade surplus with the U.S. ballooned to $63 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s global trade deficit totaled 5.2 trillion yen ($37 billion) for the fiscal year through March, for the fourth straight year of deficits, according to the provisional statistics.<\/p>\n<p>The surplus with the U.S. ballooned to 9 trillion yen ($63 billion).<\/p>\n<p>Exports to the U.S. are a contentious issue for U.S. President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;and Japanese negotiators are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-trade-tariffs-japan-negotiations-bessent-lutnick-9134808d0e4aaf30bc60b28d7adc9b32\">in Washington<\/a>&nbsp;to argue their case against higher U.S. tariffs. Japan is a key longtime U.S. ally and major investor in the U.S., employing hundreds of thousands of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on April 2 that he planned to impose a 24% tariff on imports from Japan as part of an announcement of higher tariffs on dozens of countries. After financial markets panicked, he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-tariffs-stock-market-china-recession-deals-e8e54a68397e6829e1d27552a1d7bfb9\">put a partial 90-day hold on the import taxes,<\/a>&nbsp;while increasing his already&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-united-states-tariffs-trump-trade-3a1cb2941aa7387f25befe86fbe1f1c0\">steep tariffs on Chinese goods to as much as 145%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Japan still faces a 10% baseline tariff and a 25% tax on imported cars,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-tariffs-autos-economy-90eb2a7ac8a662a1fcb2079e56ad6112\">auto parts<\/a>, steel and aluminum exports. Most of those duties took effect recently, but they pose a grave challenge for embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts say Tokyo could at some point announce surprise concessions, like importing more American rice.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-onigiri-omusubi-rice-balls-food-ce89dc67012e70877cd37c9380589d1a\">Rice holds a special place in the Japanese psyche<\/a>&nbsp;as the nation\u2019s staple and has long been a protected sector in Japan. But recently a rice shortage has been pushing up prices.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s annual exports climbed 5.9% from a year earlier, helped by strong shipments of goods like computer chips and vehicles. Imports rose 4.7%. But a weaker Japanese yen made imports more costly.<\/p>\n<p>A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-tourism-kyoto-geisha-ban-1162257d8642a85db447a6f4afdbb249\">recent influx of foreign tourists to Japan<\/a>&nbsp;has pushed exports higher, since such spending counts as exports.<\/p>\n<p>For the month of March, Japan recorded a trade surplus of 544 billion yen ($4 billion). Exports climbed nearly 4% from a year earlier, for the sixth straight month of gains, although the surge was slower than in February.<\/p>\n<p>Exports to the U.S. rose 3%, while shipments to the rest of Asia grew 5.5%. Exports to China fell, while shipments to Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea surged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is likely due to the rerouting of exports within Asia to avoid tariff conflicts with the U.S.,\u201d Min Joo Kang, a senior economist at ING, said in a report.<\/p>\n<p>This story was originally featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/04\/17\/japan-trade-surplus-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fortune.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported Thursday. Japan\u2019s global trade deficit totaled 5.2 trillion yen ($37 billion) for the fiscal year through March, for the fourth straight year of deficits, according to the provisional statistics. 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