More on the surprise Japanese trade deficit in May

Data post is here: Japan, Trade balance for May: Y -203.4bn (vs. expected Y 43.3bn)

There is a bit of a recap at Bloomberg:

• Japan's trade balance unexpectedly fell into deficit in May on a strong rise in energy imports

Reuters have this:

• Japan's exports surged in May by the fastest in more than two years on bigger shipments of cars and steel