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Japan's exports to the United States fell for the second straight month in January, indicating the lingering impact of the Trump administration's tariff measures.

Finance Ministry figures released on Wednesday show shipments to the US were down 5 percent from a year earlier to 1.46 trillion yen, or more than 9.5 billion dollars.

Auto exports declined 9.9 percent, while those of pharmaceuticals plunged 70.6 percent.

But Japan's global exports last month rose 16.8 percent year-on-year to 9.18 trillion yen, marking the fifth straight month of increase.

Imports to Japan from the rest of the world slid 2.5 percent to 10.34 trillion yen. That was the first decrease since August last year.