TOKYO — Japan posted a trade surplus in June, the first in three months, highlighting a recovery in exports, government data showed on Thursday.

For the first six months of this year, Japan's trade deficit declined by more than half from the same period last year, to 3.23 trillion yen ($21 billion), according to Finance Ministry data.

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