Japan's China-bound exports dropped 11% in August

Shipments to key trade partner declined for 9th consecutive month

A container terminal in Tokyo. Japan's exports to China dropped for a ninth consecutive month in August. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

CHIHIRO ISHIKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

September 20, 2023 08:57 JST

Updated on September 20, 2023 14:41 JST

TOKYO -- Japan's exports to China dropped 11% in August from a year earlier, marking the ninth straight month of decline, according to preliminary data released on Wednesday by Japan's Ministry of Finance, highlighting weak demand from one of its key trade partners.

China suspended all seafood imports from Japan in late August following the discharge of water into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a move that may have weighed on the latest figures.