Japan's economic expansion streak hinges on demand abroad

Trade friction threatens export-driven growth as economy verges on postwar record

20181213N Japan containers (REUTERS)

A Tokyo container yard. Japan's second-longest postwar economic expansion has been fueled by strong exports, which are now threatened by trade tensions. 

YUI NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- As Japan heads toward its longest postwar economic expansion, rising trade friction poses questions about the durability of a boom that has depended on the global economy and export growth.

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