TOKYO — Japan racked up a trade deficit in October for a fourth straight month as a weak yen and the rising price of energy kept import costs high.

The trade deficit, which amounts to a nation's imports subtracted from its exports, totaled 461 billion yen ($3 billion) in red ink last month, the Finance Ministry reported on Wednesday.

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