04-08-2025
Scallops, green tea fuel 15% growth in Japan food exports
Scallop shipped to the U.S. helped underpin Japan's record food exports in the first half. (Photo by Kotose Hamano)
TOKYO -- Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products hit an all-time high for the January-June period this year, driven by strong U.S. demand for scallops and green tea and robust Chinese buying of sake.