Japan logged a goods trade deficit in November, the government said in a report on Wednesday.
According to the Finance Ministry, the country posted a goods trade deficit of 737.3 billion yen (6.56 billion US dollars) in the recording period, reports Xinhua.
The ministry said exports edged up 0.1 per cent from a year earlier. Imports, meanwhile, increased 12.5 per cent, the ministry's preliminary data showed.