According to the Finance Ministry, the deficit stood at 2.09 trillion yen (13.94 billion U.S. dollars), in the reporting period.
The country's imports increased 45.9 percent, while exports were up 28.9 percent in value terms, the ministry said in its preliminary report.
Japan's trade deficit for the six months to September, meanwhile, stood at 11.01 trillion yen (73.43 billion U.S. dollars), the ministry said.
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