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Japan Logs Record Trade Deficit In January

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

NPR's business news starts with Japan's export.

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MONTAGNE: Japan is seeing its exports take a hit. Economists blame the slump in exports on a stronger yen, the global economic slowdown, as well as ongoing problems from last year's earthquake and tsunami. Numbers just released by Japan's government show the country logged a record trade deficit in January. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.