date:Mar 27, 2013
Myanmar is set to resume the export of rice to Japan in May, 45-years after the restrictions were established. This development is expected to strengthen the trade relations between the two countries.
The export of the first shipment of rice will be supervised by Japan's trading company Mitsui. About 5000 tons of long rice will be shipped from the port of Yangon, which will reach the city of Nagoya in Japan, reported the Financial Times.
Japan's agriculture ministry may offer the rice to domes