VOV.VN - Japan imported more than 1,500 tonnes of bananas from Vietnam worth JPY166 million (US$1.3 million), a year-on-year rise of 38.5% in volume and 30.2% in value, reports Japan Customs.

VOV.VN - Japan spent 65.3 billion JPY equivalent to US$528 million on importing flowers last year, including US$45 million on imports from Vietnam, according to the Japan Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is currently the fifth largest banana supplier to Japan, with the volume and value of Japanese imports from the Southeast Asian nation seeing a sharp increase over the past 10 months of the year.

VOV.VN - Despite experiencing a downward trajectory in August and September, the nation’s timber and wood exports to Japan during the opening nine months of the year surged 10% to reach US$1.02 billion against the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam retained its position as the largest shrimp supplier to Japan last year, with its exports to the market enjoying a boost compared to the previous year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).