China Becomes Top Importer of Japanese Food

Mainland China became the largest importer of Japanese food products for the first time last year, dethroning longtime leader Hong Kong, Nikkei reported.

Exports of food, farm, forestry and marine products to mainland China surged 35.2% to 222.4 billion yen ($1.93 billion) in 2021, the report said, citing official data released on Friday. Japanese sake, whisky and snack foods were among the most popular items. Hong Kong was the second largest importer of Japanese goods, despite its food-related imports climbing 6% to 219 billion yen, while the US was the third largest.

Read the full report: Nikkei Asia.

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.