TOKYO: Japanese exports faltered in April after separate figures last week showed the world’s number three economy dodged a recession in the first quarter.

A fall in shipments of cars and steel overseas led exports lower, as key producers including auto giant Toyota warned that a rally in the yen was taking a bite out of profits, on the back of a slowdown in China and other emerging economies.

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