Its interesting to note that as far the foreign trade of Japan Proper concerned, that is, excluding Formosa and Korea as well as the mandated islands in the South. Seas, 4 favourable balance of 2,000,000 yen has been recorded in the total trade from January 1 to October 10, Exports amounted to 1.807,000,000 and Imports. to 1,895,000,000, Tt may also be interesting to note here that the bulk of Japanese ex: ports is no longer made up of cotton ud silk But of miscellaneous articles which "include toys, bottled and canned foodstuffs, "hats, Chinaware and a thousand other products. The extent to which Japan has made inroads into the trade of other countries can best be shown by stating that Nippon to-day ships beer and toys to Germany, macaroni to Italy, ukeleles and grass skirts to the Hawaiian islands, woollen textiles to London, cotton cloth to the United States and England and matches to Scandinavia. She may "yet start shipping coals to Newcastle. Why not?" She has already established an gency for the sale of automobiles in the United States.
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