Exports to Asia, which accounts for more than half of shipments, rose 10.5 per cent
Smoke
billowing from a plant in Tokyo bay. The 9.6 per cent annual rise in
exports in October was more than double the 4.5 per cent gain expected
by economists
Japanese exports grew in October at the
fastest pace in eight months in an encouraging sign that global demand
could help the country recover from an unexpected recession and support
the central bank’s optimistic economic outlook... (Read more)