"A survey of our foreign trade shows that there has been in the past year a notable increase as compared with the preceding year of more than 35 per cent. in value, as regards imports, and 18 per cent. in value, as regards exports, the total value of imports and exports together exceeding Yen 7.270,000.000, which is an unprecedented sum in the history of our foreign commerce. Nevertheless there still remain economic barriers as heretofore, "While endeavouring on the one hand to eliminate these obstacles through diplomatic means by dealing individually with us countries according to their respective circumstances and measures employed by them, this Government are exerting on the other hand unremitting efforts to promote our foreign trade by every means available,
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