- 2026.04.03
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High Domestic Rice Prices Drive Record Private Sector Imports in 2025
Japan's private-sector rice imports reached 96,834 metric tons (MT) in 2025—a 95-fold increase from 2024 and the highest level since the current impor……
- 2026.04.01
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Food Processing Ingredients Annual
Japan’s food processing sector contracted by 3 percent in 2025 to $174 billion, with growth in soft drinks, health foods, frozen foods, and shelf-stab……
- 2026.03.31
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Oilseeds and Products Annual
Japan’s oilseeds and products markets remain stable. Despite high prices, palm oil imports are consistent based on steady demand. Inflationary pressur……
- 2026.03.18
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Grain and Feed Annual
A sharp increase in domestic rice prices prompted the private sector to boost rice imports, reaching a record in MY2024/25. However, as persistently h……
- 2026.03.04
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Japan to Maintain the Butter and NFDM TRQs for JFY2026
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) announced that the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for butter (8,000–10,000 MT) and non-fat ……
- 2026.03.03
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Livestock and Products Semi-annual
FAS/Tokyo projects Japan's beef and pork sectors to remain stable in 2026. Cattle inventory and beef production face marginal decreases due to declini……
- 2026.01.07
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FAIRS Country Report Annual
This report provides an overview of Japan’s regulations and standards for foods and agricultural products. New to this report are updates for heat-tre……
- 2025.12.31
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The 272nd Japan Food Safety Group Outcomes
The Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of Japan has proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels (MRLs) for eight agricultural chemicals (Afidopyro……
- 2025.12.31
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Food Service – Hotel Restaurant Institutional Annual
In 2024, total sales of Japan’s hotel, restaurant, and institutional food service industry (HRI) increased by approximately 5.2 percent compared to th……
- 2025.12.19
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Citrus Annual
Japan’s citrus sector faces continuing structural decline driven by aging producers, labor shortages, and reduced orchard maintenance, resulting in lo……