TOKYO -- Japan depends heavily on a single country, often China, for imports of many more types of consumer and industrial products than do Tokyo's Group of Seven peers, a government white paper shows.
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Japan relies on China, other single import partners for 40% of goods
The ratio is far above U.S. or G7 as the nation lags in diversification
Containers sit at a port in the Japanese city of Fukuoka. China provides the majority of Japanese imports for many types of consumer and industrial goods. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
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