TOKYO -- Japan is on course to achieve its agricultural export target of 1 trillion yen ($9.2 billion) this year, riding the global boom for sushi, sake and shochu spirits.
Exports of farm, fishery and forestry products grew 15% on the year to 734.1 billion yen's worth in the January-October period of 2018, the agriculture ministry reports. The annual tally is likely to reach 900 billion yen.
