TOKYO - Japan posted a record 11.01 trillion yen ($73 billion) trade deficit in the first half of fiscal 2022 as imports surged on higher energy and raw material prices, magnified by the yen's decline against the U.S. dollar to its lowest level in decades, Finance Ministry data showed Thursday.
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