Business Dec 16, 2021
A sharp increase in shipments of beef to the United States and Japanese sake to China particularly contributed to the growth.
Business Dec 2, 2021
The country is seeing rises in beef exports to the United States and scallop shipments to both the U.S. and China
Business Apr 15, 2021
Government to help 800 makers of sake and liquors boost exports
The campaign is expected to be a major engine for the government to achieve its goal of expanding farm, forestry, fisheries and food exports to ¥5 trillion in 2030.
Business / Economy Oct 9, 2020
Bank of Japan upgrades assessments on eight of nine regional economies
Of the nine regions, only Shikoku saw the assessment maintained from the previous report in July.
Business Feb 24, 2020
A group of 42 countries including Japan and the U.S. have agreed to add military-grade software and manufacturing technology for weapons-capable chip parts to an international list of items subject to export controls in an effort to counter cyberattacks and other threats, sources ...
Business Jan 10, 2020
U.S. and China dust off corporate deals before signing trade pact
The U.S. and China are finalizing a bevy of long-running corporate deals ahead of a high-profile ceremony next week to sign a trade deal, which the world's two largest economies are seeking to cast as a major breakthrough and a marked warming in their ...
National Jan 2, 2020
Japan-U.S. pact takes effect to promote goods, digital trade
Japan lowered its import duty on U.S. beef from 38.5 percent to 26.6 percent and will cut it down to 9 percent in fiscal 2033.
Business / Economy Dec 31, 2019
China's factory activity expands for second month as output and export orders pick up
Manufacturing activity in China expanded for a second straight month in December as seasonal demand and signs of progress in trade talks with Washington boosted factories' output and order books. China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was unchanged at 50.2 in December from November, the ...
Business Dec 26, 2019
Japan's beer exports to South Korea down 99 percent on year in November
Beer exports by Japan to South Korea in November stood at ¥6.96 million, down 99.1 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. The November exports remained very weak due to continued boycotts of Japanese products in South Korea, reflecting the soured bilateral ...
Business / Economy Dec 18, 2019
Hit by weak exports to China, Japan ran ¥82 billion trade deficit in November
Japan logged a goods trade deficit of ¥82.08 billion ($749 million) in November, hit by weak exports to China amid a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, government data showed Wednesday. The trade deficit followed a revised ¥15.66 billion surplus in October, according to a ...
Business Dec 18, 2019
Russia to invest $500 mllion in Syrian port and build grain hub, Interfax reports
Russia plans to invest $500 million in the Syrian port of Tartus and build a grain hub there to boost its presence on Middle East markets, Interfax news agency cited Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov as saying on Tuesday. Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, ...
Business / Economy Dec 9, 2019
The current account surplus rose 38.0 percent in October from a year earlier, as imports dropped faster than exports amid falling crude oil prices and the prolonged U.S.-China trade conflict, government data showed Monday. The surplus came to ¥1.82 trillion, marking the 64th straight month ...