UPDATE 2-Japan logs record trade gap in 2012, yen impact yet to show
January 24, 2013 at 00:38 AM EST
*Japan 2012 trade gap hits record 6.9 trln yen. TOKYO, Jan 24- Japan logged a record annual trade deficit in 2012 as exports extended a slide in December, signalling that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to weaken the yen have been slow to gain traction.