TOKYO -- Japan is spending more on food imports as costs rise from poor harvests, a weaker yen and competition with other countries, with total imports exceeding 10 trillion yen ($67 billion) for three consecutive years.
Agricultural imports, including meat, increased 5% from a year earlier to 9.54 trillion yen in 2024, while seafood imports rose 2% to 2.06 trillion yen, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
