Japan records an unprecedented trade deficit of 1.63 trillion yen ($17.4 billion USD) for January 2013. [https:--www.bloomberg.com-news-2013-02-19-japan-export-gain-fails-to-prevent-trade-deficit-reaching-record.html (Bloomberg)] [http:--world.time.com-2013-02-19-japan-posts-record-17-4b-trade-deficit-in-jan- (AP via "Time")]date=August 2019