Nick Koreshi

Some good news for Japan's sluggish economy as exports jump.

Live from the UK, this is the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.

Good morning, I'm Nick Koreshi.

It's the start of the Lunar New Year this week, and one country in Asia seems to be doing very well because of the strong demand ahead of the holidays.

The BBC's Surinjana Tiwari joins us.

Hi, Surinjana.

So Japan's exports have marked their biggest jump in more than three years.

What is driving this growth?

Not such good news.

We learn that Chinese visits to Japan plummeted by some 60% in January, according to official figures from the Japanese Tourist Board.

Now, President Trump has announced some of the investments that Japan plans to make as part of the US-Japan trade deal.

Just outline what some of them are.

Sirin Jano, very good to talk to you on Marketplace.

Thanks for your time.

OK, let's do some numbers.

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