Cranes load containers onto a ship at the container wharf in Tokyo port on Dec 17, 2014. The 12.9% year-on-year rise in exports marked a fourth straight month of growth - AFP Photo.
TOKYO: Japan's exports grew the most in a year in December, helped by a weak yen and pickup in overseas demand led by the US, an encouraging sign for the recession-hit economy even as doubts persist about the strength of global consumption.
The 12.9% year-on-year rise in exports marked a fourth straight month of growth, supported by shipments of cars to the US and of electronics parts to China, data by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) showed on Monday.
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