Essay Archive - Comparing Japan and American Food Markets
Comparing Japan and American Food Markets
The Japanese Market has become vital to the U.S. Economy. Japan is the
number one export market for the United States. In 1993, Japan accounted for
37.6 percent of the total growth in U.S. value-added exports.
U.S. food products, in particular, are a huge market in Japan. American
agricultural exports to Japan in 1993 were $8.7 billion. About one-third of
Japanese agricultural imports come from the United States. However, there is
sometimes a mixed reception in Japan regarding products from the United States.
Japanese, on one hand, wish to do things "America....
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