Japan's imports of clothing and accessories increased by 4.2% in February 2023, reaching 221,056 million yen, accounting for 2.6% of the country's total imports. On the other hand, the imports of textile yarn and fabric decreased by 2.5% compared to the same period in 2022, reaching a value of 74,645 million yen, representing 0.9% of the total imports.

The imports of textile yarn and fabric from China also experienced a decline in February 2023, reaching 37,664 million yen, which was 9.1% lower than the same period in 2022, representing 2.5% of Japan's total imports from China.

Regarding exports, Japan's textile yarn and fabric exports in February 2023 increased by 3% compared to the previous year, reaching a value of 59,730 million yen. Additionally, the country's textile machinery exports in February 2023 were valued at 27,151 million yen, representing a 9.7% increase from the previous year's exports and contributing 0.4% to the total exports.

In 2022, Japan's clothing imports experienced a 23.2% increase from the previous year, reaching 3,494,110 million yen. Meanwhile, textile yarn and fabric imports increased by 25.7%, reaching a value of 1,261,222 million yen. Japan's textile yarn and fabric exports in 2022 also increased by 15.2%, reaching 772,688 million yen, while textile machinery exports increased by 26%, reaching 301,414 million yen.