Iran war
Companies face canceled orders and more costly, unreliable air freight
Before the Iran war, Japanese exports to the UAE of agricultural, forestry and fishery products such as matcha tea, wagyu beef and bluefin tuna had tripled over five years. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi, Mizuho Hayashitani and Takumi Sasaki)
TOKYO — Japanese companies exporting popular products such as matcha tea, wagyu beef and tuna to the Middle East are struggling to recover from major falls in orders due to the Iran war.