{"id":30283,"date":"2026-07-25T05:16:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/japans-apparel-imports-reach-11-7-bn-in-first-half-of-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T05:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:16:23","slug":"japans-apparel-imports-reach-11-7-bn-in-first-half-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/japans-apparel-imports-reach-11-7-bn-in-first-half-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s apparel imports reach $11.7 bn in first half of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fibre2fashion.com\/Newsresource\/images\/312\/shutterstock-2757500709_323600.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Apparel and accessories accounted for <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent of the country\u2019s total imports, which amounted to <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen during the period. Imports of textile yarn and fabrics increased at a faster pace, climbing <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen (~$<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> billion), representing <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent of Japan\u2019s total imports.<\/p>\n<p>On the export front, shipments of textile yarn and fabrics grew by <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent year on year to <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen (~$<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> billion). Exports of textile machinery recorded stronger growth, rising <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen (~$<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million). Textile machinery contributed <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to Japan\u2019s total exports, which stood at <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen in January-June <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>During June <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, apparel and accessories imports surged <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent year on year to <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen (~$<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> billion), reflecting sharp recovery in Japan\u2019s consumer demand. It was <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent of total imports of <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen. Inbound shipment of textile yarn and fabrics increased at a faster pace, climbing <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen (~$<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million), representing <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent of Japan\u2019s total imports.<\/p>\n<p>Outbound shipments of textile yarn and fabrics increased by <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent year on year to <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen (~$<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million). Exports of textile machinery recorded stronger growth, rising <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen (~$<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million). Textile machinery was <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per cent to Japan\u2019s total exports of <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million yen in June <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n        <ph name=\"Courtsey\"\/>&#13;\n    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/news\/apparel-news\/japan-s-apparel-imports-reach-11-7-bn-in-first-half-of-2026-312023-newsdetails.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparel and accessories accounted for *.* per cent of the country\u2019s total imports, which amounted to **,***,*** million yen during the period. Imports of textile yarn and fabrics increased at a faster pace, climbing *.* per cent to ***,*** million yen (~$*.*** billion), representing *.* per cent of Japan\u2019s total imports. On the export front,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}