| 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: ST: Others: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 20.633
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Services (SS): Total: Credit (CR) (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,844.001
            
                                        Jan 2025
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Services (SS): Total: Debit (DR) (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3,320.628
            
                                        Jan 2025
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Transport (TT): CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 247.503
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: Sea Transport (ST): CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 177.694
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: ST: Passenger: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.069
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: ST: Freight: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 156.992
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: Air Transport (AT): CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 69.506
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: AT: Passenger: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 26.476
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: AT: Freight: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 23.055
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Travel: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 373.101
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Oth Services (OS): CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,260.780
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Mfy Serv on Phy Inputs Owned by Oth: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.324
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Maintenance and Repair Serv: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.702
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Construction: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 73.573
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Insurance and Pension Serv: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 18.665
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Financial Services: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 89.972
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Charges of Intellectual's Use (CIU): CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 636.808
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Telecom, Computer & Info Serv (TCI): CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 60.226
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Oth Business Services (BS): CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 319.964
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Personal, Cultural & Rec Serv (PCR): CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.236
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Govt Goods and Serv: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 42.309
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Transport (TT): DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 374.176
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: Sea Transport (ST): DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 272.623
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: ST: Passenger: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.585
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: ST: Freight: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 198.638
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: Air Transport (AT): DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 100.852
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: AT: Passenger: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 77.404
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: AT: Freight: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 15.948
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Travel: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 161.814
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Oth Services (OS): DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,303.122
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Mfy Serv on Phy Inputs Owned by Oth: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 45.281
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Maintenance and Repair Serv: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 46.586
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Construction: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 90.484
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Insurance and Pension Serv: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 64.941
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Financial Services: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 68.503
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Charges of Intellectual's Use (CIU): DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 230.472
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Telecom, Computer & Info Serv (TCI): DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 187.842
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Oth Business Services (BS): DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 556.040
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Personal, Cultural & Rec Serv (PCR): DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.117
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Govt Goods and Serv: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.857
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Transport (TT): NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -126.673
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: Sea Transport (ST): NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -94.930
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: ST: Passenger: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.516
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: ST: Freight: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -41.646
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: Air Transport (AT): NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -31.347
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: AT: Passenger: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -50.928
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: AT: Freight: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.107
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Travel: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 211.287
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Oth Services (OS): NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -42.343
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Mfy Serv on Phy Inputs Owned by Oth: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -38.958
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Maintenance and Repair Serv: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -36.884
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Construction: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -16.911
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Insurance and Pension Serv: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -46.275
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Financial Services: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 21.470
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Charges of Intellectual's Use (CIU): NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 406.336
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Telecom, Computer & Info Serv (TCI): NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -127.615
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Oth Business Services (BS): NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -236.076
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Personal, Cultural & Rec Serv (PCR): NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.881
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: Govt Goods and Serv: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 34.453
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Services (SS): Total: Net Balance (NB) (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 42.271
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Goods (Gd): Total: Exports (Exp) (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6,323.233
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Goods (Gd): Total: Imports (Imp) (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6,627.080
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Goods (Gd): Total: Net Balance (NB) (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -303.848
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: General Merchandise: Exp (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6,143.736
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: General Merchandise: Imp (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6,618.326
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: General Merchandise: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -474.590
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: Net Exports of Goods under Merchanting: Exp (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 121.079
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 2005 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: Net Exports of Goods under Merchanting: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 121.079
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 2005 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: Nonmonetary Gold:  Exp (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 58.418
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: Nonmonetary Gold:  Imp (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.755
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: Nonmonetary Gold:  NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 49.663
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: AT: Others: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 19.974
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: CIU: Use of Industrial Property: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 587.774
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: CIU: Use of Copyrights: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 49.034
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: TCI: Telecom Services: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 15.444
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: BS: R & D services: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 43.622
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 2005 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: PCR: Audiovisual Serv: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2.953
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: PCR: Others: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.283
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Tourism Related Serv in Transport: CR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 399.646
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: ST: Others: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 72.401
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: AT: Others: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.500
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: CIU: Use of Industrial Property: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 97.439
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: CIU: Use of Copyrights: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 133.034
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: TCI: Telecom Services: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 22.840
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: BS: R & D services: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 109.033
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 2005 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: PCR: Audiovisual Serv: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.536
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: PCR: Others: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.581
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Tourism Related Serv in Transport: DR (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 240.803
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: ST: Others: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -51.768
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: TT: AT: Others: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.474
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: CIU: Use of Industrial Property: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 490.335
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: CIU: Use of Copyrights: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -83.999
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: TCI: Telecom Services: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -7.396
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: BS: R & D services: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -65.411
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 2005 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: PCR: Audiovisual Serv: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.583
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: OS: PCR: Others: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.298
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: SS: Tourism Related Serv in Transport: NB (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 158.844
            
                                        May 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: GM: Exp: Add to Exp: Gd Not Pass through JP Custom (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 593.893
            
                                        Jan 2025
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: GM: Exp: Deductions from Exp (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,169.339
            
                                        Jan 2025
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Japan BoP: CA: G&S: Gd: GM: Imp: Add to Imp: Gd Not Pass through JP Custom (JPY bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 978.528
            
                                        Jan 2025
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        monthly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
                                     |