Tokyo. Japan recorded a trade deficit of 115 billion yen (approximately 7.5 billion US dollars) in January of this year. This marks the first trade deficit in the last three months.According to government statistics released on Wednesday, although exports saw a significant increase, the overall trade balance went into deficit because the total volume of imports remained high.According to the preliminary report from Japan's Ministry of Finance, exports in January increased by 16.8 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 919 billion yen. The growth in January appears significantly higher compared to the 5.1 percent increase in exports...