[Japan's trade deficit reached 21.7285 trillion yen in fiscal year 2022] according to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance on the 20th, Japan's trade deficit in fiscal year 2022 reached 21.7285 trillion yen, the largest since comparable data were available in 1979. The main reason is the rise in energy prices such as crude oil and the rapid depreciation of the yen, resulting in a sharp increase in imports.