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Meanwhile, data show that Japan's total exports fell for the sixth-consecutive month in May.
That was before it announced its trade restrictions.
According to the Korea International Trade Association,... Japan's exports in May were tallied at roughly.... 54 billion U.S. dollars,... down almost eight percent on-year.
They've been steadily declining since last December.
Analysts have pointed to slow global growth and falling exports to China... as the main factor.
They say... Japan's situation is not likely to improve in the second half of the year,... because of its trade conflict with Korea,... one of Tokyo's main export destinations.