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JAPAN

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Since the war with Russia, the amount of capital invested in the sugar refining business in Japan has been more than quadrupled. The companies which were in existence before the war have more than doubled their capital, and new companies, having an aggregate capital equal to that of the old companies, have been formed. The trade of 1909 was divided between the old Treaty Ports as under :—

Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Osaka Moji Other Ports. Totals. Exports, Y. 205,163,108; 100,616,555 | 3,581,684/47,148,028 |14,104,582 42,498,554 413,112,511 Imports,,,

131,000,369) 184,224,779 | 9,312,685|25,873,610|15,725,952|28,061,448]394,198,843

Totals, 336,163,477 284,841,334 12,894,369 73,021,638 29,830,534 70,560,002 807,311,354

The following was the total value of the trade with Foreign Countries in 1909:-

Exports

Imports

United States of America

China....

Yen 131,547,139

54,043,172

Total 185,590,311

>>

89,284,821

65,050,926

154,335,747

Continent of Europe

*)

69,059,621

61,851,695

130,911,316

Great Britain

>>

27,092,677

86,227,750

113,320,427

India, Australia and Canada

>>

24,093,335

69,606,139

93,699,474

Corea..

26,997,842

19

14,139,067

4,136,909

Hongkong

"

21,675,036

628,40-1

22,304,040

Dutch Indies

*

3,071,539

18,631,783

21,703,322

Hawaii and Egypt

British Straits Settlements

Philippines and Siam French Indo-China....

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4,412,872

5,477,800

9,890,672

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5,661,589

2,972,195

8,633,784

>>

3,643,397

3,598,995

7,242,392

"

439,796

6,372,448

6,812,244

Other Countries.

Asiatic Russia

Mexico, Peru and Chili

Unknown ........

2,037,846

2,760,413

4,798,259

""

11

3,388,312

228,381

3,616,693

332,278

1,620,925

1,953,203

>>

373,811

988,750

1,362,561

Totals Yen 413,112,511

394,198,843 807,311,354

The following table shows the total values of goods exported in 1909 :--- Silk (Raw and Waste) ...... Yen 132,159,583

Grains and Seeds

Yen

7,109,187

Cotton Yarns

19

33,702,049

Fish

6,976,909

Silk Manufactures

>>

28,923,554

Braids

1)

6,474,176

Copper

**

23,456,945

Sugar Refined

5,082,617

Ores and Minerals

"

18,853,538

Paper and Paper M'factures.

>>

17,672,986

97

13,354,072

>>

11,625,185

10,250,355

"1

>>

10,104,243

>>

8,801,653

8,308,951

7,601,605

Manufactures

**

1

59

7,192,992

Cotton Tissues...

Tea...

Matches.

Cotton Manufactures...

Clothing and Accessories

Drugs, Medicines, &c.

Vegetables and Fruits

Lumber, Manufactures of...

Earthenware and Porcelain

The import of foreign produce and manufactures in 1909 were as follows:

Cotton Yarns............

Yen 129,912,366 Metal Manufactures

**

5,018,444

Oils and Waxes

4,980,133

Mats and Mattings.

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4,602,024

Alcoholic Liquors

"1

4,505,654

Metals and MetalM'factures.

3,964,410

Machinery

};

3,722,265

Skins, Hair, &c.

""

2,146,115

Tobacco and Cigarettes

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Sundries

>>

1,762,402 24,336,934

Total Yen 413,112,511

Yen

7,663,152

Grains and Seeds

Iron and Steel

Oil Cake

Machinery

"

28,858,087 Beverages and Comestibles.. 26,945,876 Skins, Hairs, Horns, &c. 24,426,945 Copper, Lead, Zinc, &c. 20,361,991 Ores and Minerals

>>

7,585,600

6,925,158

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2)

6,853,366

5,670,487

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Oils and Waxes.

Drugs, Cicals, and Medicines Cotton Manufactures..

Sugar and Confectioneries... Earthenware Manufactures Dyes and Paints Woollen Tissues

Paper and Paper, Mfactures Cotton and Woollens Manu-

factures

"

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>>

3)

18,290,415 Vehicles,Clocks, Watches, &c. 17,277,786 Scientifical Instruments 1-4,050,279 Clothing and Accessories 13,550,678 India Rubber

>>

5,358,104

A

2,630,511

1,779,157

11

1,757,133

""

13,250,272 Pulp for Paper Manufacture 10,899,057 Tobacco

19

1,574,538

>>

9,080,018 Sundries

1,403,566 11,144,163

8,748,563

57

11

8,201,275

Total Yen 394,198,813