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Japan logs trade deficit of 38 bln USD in fiscal 2023

STORY: Japan logs trade deficit of 38 bln USD in fiscal 2023 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's trade deficit in fiscal 2023 shrank around 70 percent from a year earlier to 5.89 trillion yen (about 38 billion U.S. dollars), government data showed Wednesday. In the fiscal year ended March, exports expanded 3.7 percent to 102.90 trillion yen, topping 100 trillion yen for the first time and marking a record high for the third straight year, according to a preliminary Finance Ministry report. Automobile exports, which account for about 17 percent of Japan's total, grew 30.2 percent to 17.88 trillion yen, eclipsing the previous record of 14.67 trillion yen in fiscal 2007. In contrast, imports dived 10.3 percent to 108.79 trillion yen, falling for the first time in three years, chiefly reflecting falls in imports of coal and liquefied natural gas. With a weaker yen inflati

JAPAN-TOKYO-CHERRY BLOSSOMS

(240410) -- TOKYO, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2024 shows cherry blossoms by the Kanda River in Tokyo, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Japan's real wages shrink for 23rd straight month

STORY: Japan's real wages shrink for 23rd straight month SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo 2. various of supermarkets in Tokyo 3. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's average monthly wages in inflation-adjusted terms logged the 23rd straight month of decline in February as price increases continued to outpace nominal earnings growth, official data showed on Monday. Inflation-adjusted real wages, a barometer of consumer purchasing power, fell 1.3 percent from the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Nominal monthly earnings, including base pay and overtime, rose 1.8 percent from a year ago to reach 282,265 yen (about 1,859.8 U.S. dollars). Regular pay including basic salary in February went up 2.0 percent year on year, while overtime pay, a gauge of business activity, went down 1.0 percent. Meanwhile, the consumer price index exclu

JAPAN-TOKYO-DOCUMENTARY-PREMIERE

(240409) -- TOKYO, April 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao (C), Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi (L) and Rinchen Cimu, the Tibetan female protagonist in Takeuchi's documentary "The Yangtze River," pose for a group photo at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, Japan, April 7, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese director hopes to show real China to more Japanese people" (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHINESE WRITER-MA SHITU (CN)

(240406) -- CHENGDU, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows renowned Chinese writer Ma Shitu in southwest China's Sichuan Province. He passed away on the evening of March 28, 2024 at the age of 109. TO GO WITH "Profile: Ma Shitu -- centenarian, renowned author who persisted in writing" (Xinhua)

LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan, April 4 Kyodo - Toshimitsu Motegi (C), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party. (Kyodo)

Japan's Kobayashi Pharma factory inspected amid supplement health scare

STORY: Japan's Kobayashi Pharma factory inspected amid supplement health scare SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's headquarters in the city of Osaka 2. various of the recalled three products containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni-koji 3. various of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's products in Japan's drugstores STORYLINE: Japan's health ministry and local authorities on Saturday inspected the Osaka factory of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical following reports of deaths and hospitalizations possibly linked to its dietary supplements containing red yeast rice, known as "beni-koji." The factory in western Japan, which was making the ingredients of the product named Beni-koji Choleste Help, a type of granules advertised with the effect of lowering LDL cholesterol levels, shut down in December. However, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Osaka city government decided to carry out

JAPAN-TOKYO-EARTH HOUR

(240323) -- TOKYO, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the Tokyo Tower before the Earth Hour event (above) and during the event in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2024. Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The event is held annually, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240324) -- BEIJING, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the Tokyo Tower before the Earth Hour event (above) and during the event respectively, in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

French Senate Votes On Controversial CETA Free Trade Deal

File photo dated July 15, 2005 shows ranchers and buyers pack the Strathmore Auction Market in Strathmore, Alta, Canada. The French government on Thursday faces a risky vote on the controversial CETA trade deal between the EU and Canada in the Senate where an unlikely alliance between left and right hopes to torpedo the pact. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been in force provisionally since 2017, but requires ratification in all European Union member countries to take full effect. Cattle farmers have always been among the main opponents of CETA. They feared that lower tariffs on Canadian meat imports would lead to unfair competition. Photo by Larry MacDougal/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sumitomo Corp. headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the headquarters of Sumitomo Corp. in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. The photo was taken on July 12, 1996. (Kyodo)

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