what country does japan export to?
Canada Sudan Tanzania United States of America Kiribati New Zealand
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 Japan 's main imports are machinery and equipment , fossil fuels , foodstuffs ( in particular beef ) , chemicals , textiles and raw materials for its industries . By market share measures , domestic markets are the least open of any OECD country . Junichirō Koizumi 's administration began some pro @-@ competition reforms , and foreign investment in Japan has soared . 

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 Japan 's exports amounted to US $ 4 @,@ 210 per capita in 2005 . As of 2012 , Japan 's main export markets were China ( 18 @.@ 1 percent ) , the United States ( 17 @.@ 8 percent ) , South Korea ( 7 @.@ 7 percent ) , Thailand ( 5 @.@ 5 percent ) and Hong Kong ( 5 @.@ 1 percent ) . Its main exports are transportation equipment , motor vehicles , iron and steel products , semiconductors and auto parts . Japan 's main import markets as of 2012 were China ( 21 @.@ 3 percent ) , the US ( 8 @.@ 8 percent ) , Australia ( 6 @.@ 4 percent ) , Saudi Arabia ( 6 @.@ 2 percent ) , United Arab Emirates ( 5 @.@ 0 percent ) , South Korea ( 4 @.@ 6 percent ) and Qatar ( 4 @.@ 0 percent ) . 

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 Japan imports $ 3 @.@ 6 million of New Zealand blackcurrants for uses as dietary supplements , snacks , functional food products and as quick @-@ frozen ( IQF ) produce for culinary production as jams , jellies or preserves . 

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 Some of the largest enterprises in Japan include Toyota , Nintendo , NTT DoCoMo , Canon , Honda , Takeda Pharmaceutical , Sony , Panasonic , Toshiba , Sharp , Nippon Steel , Nippon Oil , and Seven & I Holdings Co .. It has some of the world 's largest banks , and the Tokyo Stock Exchange ( known for its Nikkei 225 and TOPIX indices ) stands as the second largest in the world by market capitalization . As of 2006 , Japan was home to 326 companies from the Forbes Global 2000 or 16 @.@ 3 percent . In 2013 , it was announced that Japan would be importing shale natural gas . 

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 Japan is the third @-@ largest market for KFC after China and the United States with 1 @,@ 200 outlets . 
