Japan data - January exports and imports improve y/y, December machine orders improve y/y

USD/JPY down a few ticks on the data.
While Japan's December core machinery orders improved y/y there are a few caveats to note:
- the y/y at +4.3% was a miss on the consensus estimate of +6.9%
- the -1.2% m/m was a miss on the estimate als
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