In 2022, the retail sales value of the apparel industry in Japan amounted to around 8.1 trillion Japanese yen. The fashion market in Japan is characterized by the predominance of the women's fashion segment, which made up around half of retail sales.
Japanese clothing industry
While Japan is home to large multinational casual wear manufacturers, such as Uniqlo, and Muji, imports mainly from China play a major role in the apparel market. Even though the country reduced its reliance on China as a trading partner in recent years through the diversification of procurement markets, the East Asian country accounts for the majority of clothing imports to the archipelago.
Offline or online channels?
Brick-and-mortar stores remain the main shopping channels of Japanese consumers, with department stores remaining an important point of sale. However, offline retail channels have been recording a continuous decline in recent years, as online apparel sales are reaching new record highs on an annual basis.
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Research targets were apparel manufacturers (overall apparel items, men's, women's, babies' and children's, etc.), retailers (department stores, mass merchandisers, specialty stores, etc.), trading firms, industrial organizations, etc.)
Figures prior to 2017 come from previous reports.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.66 U.S. dollars or 0.63 euros as of November 2023.
Values have been rounded.
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Yano Research. (October 31, 2023). Retail sales value of the apparel industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947598/japan-apparel-industry-market-size/
Yano Research. "Retail sales value of the apparel industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947598/japan-apparel-industry-market-size/
Yano Research. (2023). Retail sales value of the apparel industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947598/japan-apparel-industry-market-size/
Yano Research. "Retail Sales Value of The Apparel Industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947598/japan-apparel-industry-market-size/
Yano Research, Retail sales value of the apparel industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947598/japan-apparel-industry-market-size/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Retail sales value of the apparel industry in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Yano Research, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/947598/japan-apparel-industry-market-size/