[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news:jp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21":3},{"meta":4,"markdown":69,"quiz":70},{"type":5,"articleId":6,"slug":7,"title":8,"titleEn":9,"category":10,"summary":11,"publishedAt":12,"image":13,"tags":14,"vocabulary":18,"quizId":66,"source":67},"news","news-jp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21","jp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21","日本の4月輸出、14.8%増で貿易黒字","Japan's April Exports Jump 14.8% as Trade Returns to Surplus","japan-economy","Japan's exports rose 14.8% in April from a year earlier, extending gains for an eighth straight month and beating expectations. Strong semiconductor shipments and other manufactured goods helped the country post a 301.9 billion yen trade surplus, even as oil and LNG imports fell sharply amid supply concerns tied to the Iran war.\n","2026-05-21T00:00:00Z","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.yamiyomi.com\u002Fnews\u002Fjp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21.png",[15,16,17],"japan","trade","semiconductors",[19,24,28,33,37,41,45,49,54,58,62],{"word":20,"reading":21,"meaning":22,"level":23},"輸出","ゆしゅつ","exports","N3",{"word":25,"reading":26,"meaning":27,"level":23},"輸入","ゆにゅう","imports",{"word":29,"reading":30,"meaning":31,"level":32},"貿易黒字","ぼうえきくろじ","trade surplus","N2",{"word":34,"reading":35,"meaning":36,"level":32},"半導体","はんどうたい","semiconductor",{"word":38,"reading":39,"meaning":40,"level":32},"電気機械","でんききかい","electrical machinery",{"word":42,"reading":43,"meaning":44,"level":32},"医療製品","いりょうせいひん","medical products",{"word":46,"reading":47,"meaning":48,"level":32},"原油","げんゆ","crude oil",{"word":50,"reading":51,"meaning":52,"level":53},"液化天然ガス","えきかてんねんがす","liquefied natural gas","N1",{"word":55,"reading":56,"meaning":57,"level":32},"備蓄","びちく","reserves",{"word":59,"reading":60,"meaning":61,"level":32},"為替","かわせ","exchange rate",{"word":63,"reading":64,"meaning":65,"level":53},"供給網","きょうきゅうもう","supply network","news-jp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21-quiz",{"url":68},"https:\u002F\u002Fapnews.com\u002Farticle\u002Fjapan-trade-oil-exports-takaichi-fd0447550019684f5b7cfe0e9ad65592","\n::para\n[日本]{にほん:Japan:N5}の[財務省]{ざいむしょう:Ministry of Finance:N2}が5月21日に[発表した]{はっぴょうした:announced:N3}[貿易統計]{ぼうえきとうけい:trade statistics:N1}によると、4[月]{がつ:month:N5}の[輸出額]{ゆしゅつがく:export value:N2}は[前年同月比]{ぜんねんどうげつひ:year-on-year:N2}14.8%[増]{ぞう:increase:N3}となり、8[カ月連続]{かげつれんぞく:eighth straight month:N3}で[増えた]{ふえた:increased:N3}。\n\n#en\nAccording to trade statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance on May 21, export value in April rose 14.8% from a year earlier, marking an eighth straight month of gains.\n::\n\n::para\n[輸入額]{ゆにゅうがく:import value:N2}も9.7%[増えた]{ふえた:increased:N3}が、[貿易収支]{ぼうえきしゅうし:trade balance:N2}は3019[億円]{おくえん:301.9 billion yen:N2}の[黒字]{くろじ:surplus:N4}に[転じた]{てんじた:shifted:N4}。[前年]{ぜんねん:the previous year:N5}の[同じ月]{おなじつき:the same month:N4}は[赤字]{あかじ:deficit:N4}だった。\n\n#en\nImports also increased 9.7%, but the trade balance shifted into a 301.9 billion yen surplus. In the same month a year earlier, Japan had recorded a deficit.\n::\n\n::heading\n[輸出]{ゆしゅつ:exports:N2}を[押し上げた]{おしあげた:pushed up:N3}[品目]{ひんもく:items:N4}\n\n#en\nWhat Lifted Exports\n::\n\n::para\nAP[通信]{つうしん:news agency:N3}によると、[半導体]{はんどうたい:semiconductors:N2}の[出荷額]{しゅっかがく:shipment value:N2}は[前年]{ぜんねん:the previous year:N5}より[約]{やく:about:N3}42%[伸びた]{のびた:grew:N2}。AIを[支える]{ささえる:support:N3}[計算基盤]{けいさんきばん:computing infrastructure:N1}への[需要]{じゅよう:demand:N1}が、[高い]{たかい:strong:N5}ままだとされる。\n\n#en\nAccording to AP, semiconductor shipment value rose by about 42% from a year earlier. Demand for the computing infrastructure that supports AI is said to remain strong.\n::\n\n::para\n[医療製品]{いりょうせいひん:medical products:N1}や[紙製品]{かみせいひん:paper products:N1}、[電気機械]{でんききかい:electrical machinery:N2}の[輸出]{ゆしゅつ:exports:N2}も[全体]{ぜんたい:the overall result:N3}を[支えた]{ささえた:supported:N3}と[報じられた]{ほうじられた:were reported:N3}。[複数]{ふくすう:multiple:N2}の[分野]{ぶんや:sectors:N4}で[伸び]{のび:growth:N2}が[見られた]{みられた:was seen:N5}ことになる。\n\n#en\nExports of medical products, paper goods and electrical machinery were also reported to have supported the overall result. That means growth was seen across multiple sectors.\n::\n\n::heading\n[相手国別]{あいてこくべつ:by trading partner:N3}の[動き]{うごき:movement:N4}\n\n#en\nHow Trade Partners Moved\n::\n\n::para\n[中国向け]{ちゅうごくむけ:to China:N3}の[輸出]{ゆしゅつ:exports:N2}は15.5%[増え]{ふえ:rose:N3}、[米国向け]{べいこくむけ:to the United States:N3}も9.5%[増えた]{ふえた:rose:N3}。[外需]{がいじゅ:external demand:N1}が[広く]{ひろく:broadly:N4}[堅調]{けんちょう:firm:N1}だったことがうかがえる。\n\n#en\nExports to China rose 15.5%, while exports to the United States increased 9.5%. The figures suggest overseas demand stayed broadly firm.\n::\n\n::para\n[一方]{いっぽう:meanwhile:N4}で、[中国から]{ちゅうごくから:from China:N5}の[輸入]{ゆにゅう:imports:N2}は15%[増え]{ふえ:rose:N3}、[米国から]{べいこくから:from the United States:N3}も23%[増えた]{ふえた:rose:N3}。[輸出入]{ゆしゅつにゅう:exports and imports:N2}の[両方]{りょうほう:both sides:N3}が[大きく]{おおきく:substantially:N5}[動いた]{うごいた:moved:N4}。\n\n#en\nMeanwhile, imports from China rose 15% and imports from the United States increased 23%. Both exports and imports moved substantially.\n::\n\n::heading\n[エネルギー]{えねるぎー:energy}の[不安]{ふあん:concern:N4}も[残る]{のこる:remain:N3}\n\n#en\nEnergy Concerns Remain\n::\n\n::para\n[全体]{ぜんたい:overall:N3}の[輸入]{ゆにゅう:imports:N2}は[増えた]{ふえた:rose:N3}ものの、[原油輸入額]{げんゆゆにゅうがく:crude oil import value:N2}は[前年]{ぜんねん:the previous year:N5}より[約]{やく:about:N3}50%[減り]{へり:fell:N2}、[液化天然ガス]{えきかてんねんがす:liquefied natural gas:N2}の[輸入]{ゆにゅう:imports:N2}も20%[減った]{へった:declined:N2}。イラン[戦争]{せんそう:war:N3}を[受けた]{うけた:following:N3}[供給不安]{きょうきゅうふあん:supply concerns:N3}が[背景]{はいけい:background:N3}にあるとされる。\n\n#en\nAlthough overall imports rose, crude oil import value fell by about 50% from a year earlier and liquefied natural gas imports also dropped 20%. Supply concerns following the Iran war are said to be behind the decline.\n::\n\n::para\nAPは、ホルムズ[海峡]{かいきょう:Strait:N1}の[実質的]{じっしつてき:effective:N3}な[閉鎖]{へいさ:closure:N1}で[輸送]{ゆそう:transport:N2}が[細った]{ほそった:narrowed:N2}と[伝えた]{つたえた:reported:N3}。[日本]{にほん:Japan:N5}は[石油]{せきゆ:oil:N2}のほとんどを[輸入]{ゆにゅう:import:N2}に[頼る]{たよる:depend on:N3}ため、[影響]{えいきょう:impact:N1}が[出やすい]{でやすい:likely to appear:N5}。\n\n#en\nAP reported that transport narrowed because of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Since Japan depends on imports for most of its oil, the impact is easier to feel.\n::\n\n::para\n[高市早苗首相]{たかいちさなえしゅしょう:Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi:N1}は[石油備蓄]{せきゆびちく:oil reserves:N1}の[一部放出]{いちぶほうしゅつ:partial release:N3}を[指示した]{しじした:ordered:N3}とされる。ブレント[原油]{げんゆ:Brent crude:N2}は[戦争前]{せんそうまえ:before the war:N3}の1バレル70ドルから100ドル[超]{ちょう:above:N2}へ[上がり]{あがり:risen:N5}、[円安]{えんやす:weak yen:N4}も[輸入負担]{ゆにゅうふたん:import burden:N2}を[重くしている]{おもくしている:making heavier:N4}。\n\n#en\nPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi is said to have ordered a partial release of oil reserves. Brent crude has risen from about $70 a barrel before the war to above $100, and the weak yen is also making the import burden heavier.\n::\n\n::heading\n[今後]{こんご:what comes next:N5}の[見方]{みかた:view:N4}\n\n#en\nHow to Read the Outlook\n::\n\n::para\n[今回]{こんかい:this time:N3}の[数字]{すうじ:figures:N3}は、[日本]{にほん:Japan:N5}の[貿易]{ぼうえき:trade:N2}が[不安定]{ふあんてい:unstable:N3}な[エネルギー情勢]{えねるぎーじょうせい:energy situation:N2}の[中]{なか:amid:N5}でも[持ちこたえた]{もちこたえた:held up:N4}ことを[示した]{しめした:showed:N3}。ただし、[供給網]{きょうきゅうもう:supply network:N1}の[混乱]{こんらん:disruption:N2}が[長引けば]{ながびけば:if prolonged:N3}、[生産費用]{せいさんひよう:production costs:N3}の[上昇]{じょうしょう:rise:N2}につながると[見られる]{みられる:is seen:N5}。\n\n#en\nThese figures showed that Japan's trade held up even amid an unstable energy situation. But if supply network disruptions continue, they are seen as likely to push up production costs.\n::\n\n::callout\n[4月]{しがつ:April:N5}の[輸出]{ゆしゅつ:exports:N2}は[半導体需要]{はんどうたいじゅよう:semiconductor demand:N1}などに[支えられて]{ささえられて:supported by:N3}14.8%[増え]{ふえ:rose:N3}、[貿易収支]{ぼうえきしゅうし:trade balance:N2}は[黒字]{くろじ:surplus:N4}に[戻った]{もどった:returned:N3}。[一方]{いっぽう:at the same time:N4}で、[原油]{げんゆ:crude oil:N2}とLNGの[減少]{げんしょう:decline:N2}は、[エネルギー供給]{えねるぎーきょうきゅう:energy supply:N3}への[警戒]{けいかい:concern:N1}が[続く]{つづく:continue:N3}ことも[示している]{しめしている:showing:N3}。\n\n#en\nApril exports rose 14.8%, supported by semiconductor demand and other shipments, and the trade balance returned to surplus. At the same time, declines in crude oil and LNG point to continuing concern over energy supply.\n::\n",{"id":66,"title":71,"titleEn":72,"topicPath":5,"questions":73},"日本の4月輸出、14.8%増で貿易黒字 クイズ","Japan April Exports and Trade Surplus Quiz",[74,97,119,141,163],{"id":75,"articleId":6,"question":76,"options":79,"correctLabel":81,"explanation":92,"tags":95},"news-jp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21-quiz-q01",{"en":77,"jp":78},"By what percentage did Japan's exports rise year-on-year in April 2026?","2026年4月の日本の輸出は前年同月比で何%増えたか。",[80,83,86,89],{"label":81,"jp":82,"en":82},"ア","14.8%",{"label":84,"jp":85,"en":85},"イ","9.7%",{"label":87,"jp":88,"en":88},"ウ","23.0%",{"label":90,"jp":91,"en":91},"エ","42.0%",{"en":93,"jp":94},"The article says April export value rose 14.8% from a year earlier.","記事では、4月の輸出額は前年同月比14.8%増だったと説明している。",[96],"comprehension",{"id":98,"articleId":6,"question":99,"options":102,"correctLabel":84,"explanation":114,"tags":117},"news-jp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21-quiz-q02",{"en":100,"jp":101},"Which sector did the article say especially lifted exports?","輸出を特に押し上げたと記事が述べた分野は何か。",[103,106,108,111],{"label":81,"jp":104,"en":105},"観光サービス","Tourism services",{"label":84,"jp":34,"en":107},"Semiconductors",{"label":87,"jp":109,"en":110},"住宅建設","Home construction",{"label":90,"jp":112,"en":113},"農産物","Agricultural products",{"en":115,"jp":116},"The article says semiconductor shipment value grew about 42% and helped lift exports.","記事では、半導体の出荷額が約42%伸び、輸出を押し上げたとされている。",[118],"detail",{"id":120,"articleId":6,"question":121,"options":124,"correctLabel":84,"explanation":137,"tags":140},"news-jp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21-quiz-q03",{"en":122,"jp":123},"What happened to Japan's trade balance in April?","4月の日本の貿易収支はどうなったか。",[125,128,131,134],{"label":81,"jp":126,"en":127},"大幅な赤字が拡大した","A large deficit widened",{"label":84,"jp":129,"en":130},"3019億円の黒字になった","It turned into a 301.9 billion yen surplus",{"label":87,"jp":132,"en":133},"変化はなかった","It did not change",{"label":90,"jp":135,"en":136},"輸出入ともに止まった","Both exports and imports stopped",{"en":138,"jp":139},"The article says the trade balance shifted to a 301.9 billion yen surplus.","記事では、貿易収支は3019億円の黒字に転じたとしている。",[96],{"id":142,"articleId":6,"question":143,"options":146,"correctLabel":81,"explanation":159,"tags":162},"news-jp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21-quiz-q04",{"en":144,"jp":145},"Which energy-related imports were said to have fallen sharply?","大きく減ったとされるエネルギー関連の輸入は何か。",[147,150,153,156],{"label":81,"jp":148,"en":149},"原油とLNG","Crude oil and LNG",{"label":84,"jp":151,"en":152},"石炭と小麦","Coal and wheat",{"label":87,"jp":154,"en":155},"木材と鉄鉱石","Timber and iron ore",{"label":90,"jp":157,"en":158},"自動車と半導体","Cars and semiconductors",{"en":160,"jp":161},"The article explains that crude oil import value fell about 50% and LNG imports dropped 20%.","記事では、原油輸入額が約50%減り、LNG輸入も20%減ったと説明している。",[118],{"id":164,"articleId":6,"question":165,"options":168,"correctLabel":81,"explanation":181,"tags":184},"news-jp-april-exports-trade-surplus-2026-05-21-quiz-q05",{"en":166,"jp":167},"What did the article identify as a risk going forward?","今後のリスクとして記事が示したものは何か。",[169,172,175,178],{"label":81,"jp":170,"en":171},"供給網の混乱による生産費用の上昇","Higher production costs from supply network disruptions",{"label":84,"jp":173,"en":174},"半導体需要の完全消失","The complete disappearance of semiconductor demand",{"label":87,"jp":176,"en":177},"円高による輸出の即時停止","An immediate halt to exports because of a strong yen",{"label":90,"jp":179,"en":180},"政府統計の廃止","The abolition of government statistics",{"en":182,"jp":183},"The article says prolonged supply network disruptions are seen as likely to raise production costs.","記事では、供給網の混乱が長引けば生産費用の上昇につながると見られると述べている。",[185],"implication"]