	japan must try harder to cut surplus minister japan must try harder to reduce its  surplus or the yen will come under renewed upward pressure economic planning minister tetsuo kondo he told a press luncheon he hoped japan could cut its current account surplus by some billion dlrs a year until it is reduced to some to billion dlrs in the fiscal year ended march the surplus totalled billion dlrs or about pct of gnp the billion yen economic stimulation package the government unveiled late last month would help slash japan s current account surplus by five to six billion dlrs he said reuter 
