THE RESULTS OF JAPAN’S RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME GROWN IMPORT FREE NUCLEAR ENERGY–FALLING FOR THE NUCLEAR SCARE SAFETY CAUSING THE SHUTDOWN OF ITS FUTURE NUCLEAR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD LOWER THEIR DEPENCY ON IMPORT OF FOREIGN OIL–TRADE DEFICIT SURGES TO 64%

Japan’s trade deficit in September surged 64.1% from a year earlier, extending its string of shortfalls to a record 15th consecutive month.

A weaker yen has been helping Japan’s export picture, but the volume of shipments was down last month while the country’s energy bill remained high due to imports of pricey fossil fuels.

Energy imports surged after the 2011 Fukushima crisis forced the shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors.

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