Japan's Nov. exports fall for record 24 months in row amid pandemic

Japan's exports in November fell from a year earlier for the 24th month, marking the longest streak of decline on record as the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on overseas demand continued, government data showed Wednesday.Exports in the reporting month dropped 4.2 percent to 6.11 trillion yen ($59 billion), with shipments of diesel oil to Australia and cars to Europe and the Middle East remaining sluggish, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report.The pace of year-on-year decline in exports accelerated from 0.2 percent in October, with a recent resurgence in the number of …READ FULL ARTICLE