Japan swung to its first current account deficit since 1981 in September, with the gap coming in at an adjusted ¥142B ($1.8B). Economists attributed the figure largely to one-off factors such as a surge in iPhone imports, and don't expect deficits in the coming months. Still, for some the shortfall is a sign Japan is nearing the point at which it won't be able to finance its mammoth debt from domestic sources only.
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