Japan logs 2.46 tril. yen trade surplus in FY 2017 on strong exports

Japan posted a goods trade surplus of 2.46 trillion yen ($23 billion) in fiscal 2017 as strong overseas demand lifted the country’s exports to the second-highest level on record, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.

The surplus, however, shrank 38.2 percent from a year ago due to a surge in energ…