What does Japan import

Japan is one of the most highly developed countries in the world. The volume of industrial production and the size of GDP brought the country to 3rd place in the world. High technologies are especially developed here; they make up the bulk of Japan's exports. But the country has to import some goods from abroad.

Goods Imported to Japan

Throughout Japan, there are practically no natural resources, so the country is forced to import raw materials, energy resources, as well as numerous goods from foreign countries. The Japanese import structure is represented by machinery and equipment, various chemical products, textiles, products and raw materials.

In the country, only about 15% of the land is used for agricultural work, which explains the fact that Japan imports half of the grain and fodder crops, excluding rice. The country is one of the leading places in the world for the import of wheat. And in 2014 it is going to exceed these purchases by another 4 million tons.

A significant part of the meat consumed by the Japanese is imported, mainly beef.

Imported raw materials are fossil fuels. Japan's oil is mainly supplied by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia.