{"id":4114,"date":"2019-01-24T17:17:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T22:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2019-04-06T03:19:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T07:19:46","slug":"japan-letter-of-credit-transactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/index.php\/2019\/01\/24\/japan-letter-of-credit-transactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Letter of Credit Transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"
You should understand Japanese economy, Japanese exports and imports as well as Japanese banks before you proceed to work with a letter of credit which is issued in Japan.<\/p>\n
Japan\u2019s Economy and International Trade at a Glance:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Gross domestic product of japan is 4.78 trillion US dollars in year 2012. This makes<\/li>\n
Japanese economy 3rd largest economy in the world after USA and China.<\/li>\n
Japan is the world’s 4th biggest importer with 794,70 billion US dollars import volume in year 2011 and 4th biggest exporter with 792,90 billion US dollars export volume in year 2012.<\/li>\n
Japan is one of the most successful countries all around the world that uses export oriented development strategy. japan economy flourished with the help of its export oriented companies after world war II. Japan is now one of the most develop countries.<\/li>\n
Until recently Japanese economy experiencing trade surpluses. For the last couple of years Japan imports exceed its exports and Japan began to see trade deficit on its international trade balance sheet.<\/li>\n
Most of the big global companies are originated from USA.<\/li>\n
Biggest Export Partners of Japan : China (%18.88), USA (%16.42), South Korea (% 8.13), Taiwan (% 6.27), Hong Kong (% 6.27).<\/li>\n
Biggest Import Partners of Japan : China (% 22.2), USA(% 10.96), Australia (% 6.29), Saudi Arabia (% 5.29), UAE (% 4.12), South Korea (% 3.98), Indonesia (%3.95).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Biggest Banks in Japan and their SWIFT Codes:<\/strong><\/h4>\n