Jetro expects increase in Japanese seafood exports to Malaysia in 2024


Fresh seafood for sashimi and sushi. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) is expecting an increase in Japanese seafood exports to Malaysia this year in view of the boom in the tourism industry and the weak yen.

Managing director of Jetro Kuala Lumpur, Koichi Takano, said expectations of better economic growth in Malaysia will also boost demand for Japanese seafood.

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