TOKYO/SEOUL -- Export deals by Japanese shipbuilders slumped sharply last month despite a rarely seen spike in global orders, resulting in a wider gap with South Korea.
In April, Japan received new export ship orders totaling over 620,000 gross tonnes, the Japan Ship Exporters' Association reported Thursday, marking a 32% plunge in volume from a year earlier.
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