TOKYO - Japan saw a record current account surplus for the second straight year in 2025, posting a 31.88 trillion yen ($202 billion) surplus on higher returns on foreign investments and a smaller trade deficit due to stronger exports, government data showed Monday.
The surplus in the current account balance, one of the widest gauges of international trade, grew 11.1 percent from a year earlier, hitting the highest level since comparable data became available in 1985, the Finance Ministry said in its preliminary report.
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