MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DR HASHIM BIN ABDULLAH YAMANI RECEIVED HERE TODAY JAPANESE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTS AND FISHERIES SHOICHI NAKAGAWA. THEY REVIEWED ASPECTS OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND JAPAN, AND MEANS FOR BOOSTING TRADE EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. IT IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT THE VOLUME OF TRADE EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AMOUNTED TO SR 83 BILLION IN 2004. THE KINGDOM'S EXPORTS AMOUNTED TO SR 67 BILLION, WHILE ITS IMPORTS AMOUNTED TO SR 16.3 BILLION.