Japan's exports fall most in two years as Asia shipments weaken

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports posted their biggest decline in more than two years in January, adding to concerns about slowing global demand and trade frictions as business confidence softens and orders for the country's machinery goods fell sharply. Ministry of Finance data out on Wednesday showed Japan's exports fell 8.4 percent in the year to January, versus a 5.5 percent annual drop expected by economists in a Reuters poll. It was the sharpest annual decline since October 2016, and followed a revised 3.9 percent year-on-year drop last December

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