TOKYO - Japan's exports posted their sharpest growth in 27 months in January as they continued to recover from a coronavirus-triggered global slump, driven by brisk demand in China and other Asian countries, government data showed Wednesday.
Exports in the reporting month rose 6.4 percent from a year earlier to 5.78 trillion yen ($54.5 billion), their biggest rise since October 2018 and the second straight month of growth following a 2.0 percent rise -- and the first increase in 25 months -- in December, according to the preliminary data released by the Finance Ministry.
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