26.01.05Containers to/from Japan's 6 Major Ports Decrease 3.6% to 1.19 million TEUs in Oct.

Japan's six major ports handled a combined 1.19 million TEUs of containers in October 2025, down 3.6% for the second consecutive month of year-on-year decline, according to the nation's transport ministry. Exports and imports both decreased, going down 6.4% to 581,280 TEUs and 0.7% to 605,514 TEUs, respectively.

Individually, Tokyo processed 355,700 TEUs, down 2.5%, which consisted of 159,547 TEUs of exports, down 3.3%, and 196,153 TEUs of imports, down 1.9%.

Containers to and from Kawasaki accounted for 6,275 TEUs, up 1.9%, of which 3,017 TEUs were exported, up 14.5%, and 3,258 TEUs were imported, down 7.6%. Yokohama was responsible for 246,523 TEUs, up 4.1%, exporting 132,792 TEUs, up 1.2%, and importing 113,731 TEUs, up 7.6%.

Throughput rose 0.2% to 233,949 TEUs at Nagoya, which comprised 120,713 TEUs of exports, down 2.4%, and 113,236 TEUs of imports, up 3.2%. Osaka exported 82,790 TEUs, down 8.6%, and importing, 97,394 TEUs, down 6.3%, for a total of 180,184 TEUs, down 7.3%. Kobe incurred a huge decline of 16% in volume, handling 164,163 TEUs, with exports plunging 23.9% to 82,421 TEUs and imports, 6.1% to 81,742 TEUs.