TOKYO -- Donald Trump's second term as U.S. president may bring economic friction with Japan over a trade surplus that has grown since his first term, creating uncertainty for an economy that is counting on corporate earnings to fuel wage growth.
The U.S. topped China to become Japan's largest export destination for the first time in four years last year, with exports totaling 20.3 trillion yen ($133 billion), according to Japanese trade data. The figure was up roughly 40% from 2016, when Trump was first elected.
