Japan's exports rise 6% in November as shipments to the US bounce back

BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's exports climbed 6% in November from a year earlier, with shipments to the United States rising for the first time since March as uncertainties over tariffs abated following a trade deal with the Trump administration. The preliminary data released Wednesday showed Japan's total imports rose 1.3% last month over a year earlier, leaving a surplus of 322.2 billion yen (about $2.1 billion). Exports to the U.S. rose nearly 9% from the year before as shipments of cars, chemicals and came ...