消費者の米離れや国際市場解放が原因とされる米価の下落が原因だ。の英語

It is the drop in the rice pricing (blamed on consumers' loss of interest in rice and the freeing up of the international market) that is the cause.

Japan's rice market is closed to imports.

The primary factor for the change in the rate of foreign exchange is explained by the theory of balance of payment.

It took a long time for Japanese imports to penetrate the American consumer markets.

an act to depreciate the value of a local currency on foreign exchange markets for the purpose of increasing exports

The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation.

Americans accumulated their trade deficits by living far beyond their means.

The Japanese retail industry is experiencing a remarkable fall in prices, known as price destruction.

There is a chronic oversupply of rice in Japan.

Higher export prices will weaken our competitive position in world markets.

in industry, an economical phenomenon that accompanies the overseas advance of Japan's main industries with deindustrialization or the decline in domestic industrial activities

Sliding tariffs were applied due to the risen cost of imported goods.

The Japanese cosmetics market is shrinking because of Japan's declining population.

The stock is currently scarce because the oversea production base has been damaged.

The poorer (business) performance is no doubt due to the sharp fall off in freight traffic.

It is being said that trends for the domestic market will be deceleration of growth and tightening of regulations.

Domestic losses were offset by developing foreign markets.

But the kimono market in Japan is shrinking and the industry is at a critical stage.

The company is turning to export markets to make up for a decline in domestic sales.

Owing to the appreciation of commodities, fewer foreigners now visit Japan than formerly.

Japanese consumers are watching closely the U.S. government's efforts to make Japan dismantle various restrictions on imports of foreign goods into the country.

We consumers must buy more domestic products.

The import of North Korean products has been banned since last fall because of economic sanctions, and matsutake from South Korea are decreasing because more of them are now consumed domestically.

Japan depends greatly on imports for its food supply.

England and America have driven German goods out of the world's market.

The nation's trade balance improved last year as exports were strong, while imports remained steady.

The yen's rapid appreciation is creating problems for exporters.

In the USA, the import price index is announced by the Department of Labor.

Orders from overseas [Overseas orders] have dropped sharply because of the appreciation of the yen.

Then it would be easy for the Japanese goods to drive out the others from the Chinese market.