Japan in August increased the supply of cars to Russia by 19% // The trade turnover of Russia and Japan in August increased by almost 20%

At the end of August, the trade turnover between Russia and Japan increased by 19.51% year-on-year, to 110.3 billion yen (about $959 million). Exports from Japan increased by 10.5%, reports TASS with reference to statistics of the Japanese Ministry of Finance. Last month, Japan increased the supply of passenger cars to Russia by 18.7%. Exports of Japanese auto parts and components increased by 2.5%.

In July, the trade turnover between Russia and Japan decreased by 7.44% and amounted to 95.5 billion yen ($ 600.5 million). The decrease was recorded against the background of a sharp decline in Japanese purchases of Russian LNG - by 70.7% compared to the same period in 2025. Relations between the two countries deteriorated after the Japanese authorities joined anti-Russian sanctions in 2022. In response, Russia canceled the visa-free regime for Japanese visiting the Kuril Islands and refused to negotiate a peace treaty.