Japan trade surplus leaps on strong exports to rest of Asia

In this March 24, 2017, photo, men walk by a freight vessel at the pier of a container terminal in Tokyo. Japan reports its trade surplus leaped nearly 38 percent in September from a year earlier, on strong shipments of cars, car parts and machinery to China and the U.S. Customs data released Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, showed exports rose 14 percent year-on-year to 6.8 trillion yen ($60.3 billion) while imports climbed 12 percent to 6.1 trillion yen ($54.3 billion). (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)