- 2025.06.30
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Action Plan to Introduce E10 and E20 in Japan
On June 10, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) introduced an action plan to introduce E10 and E20 gasoline. As part of this ……
- 2025.05.27
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FOODEX Japan 2025 Report
In March 2025, ATO Tokyo organized a USA Pavilion at FOODEX Japan, one of the largest international trade-only food shows in Asia that provides a stro……
- 2025.05.07
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Revision for JAS Dimension Lumber and Other Wood Products
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) invites public comments on three different proposed Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) revis……
- 2025.04.11
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Japan Lifts Mandatory Aflatoxin Testing on Compliant US Almonds
On April 1, 2025, Japan formally lifted the mandatory aflatoxin testing requirements on U.S. almonds compliant with the new almond export protocol. He……
- 2025.04.08
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Update to Japan’s Liquor Tax
This report highlights the harmonization of specific liquor taxes on alcoholic beverages that took effect on Oct.1st, 2024. U.S. exports of these prod……
- 2025.04.03
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Oilseeds and Products Annual
Japan's vegetable oil and protein feed markets are mature and stable. While surging commodity prices and the shipping crisis impacted Japan's oilseed ……
- 2025.03.24
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Japan Gives Green Light to Genome Edited Potato
In October 2024, the Government of Japan (GOJ) added a genome edited potato to the list of genome edited products not subject to regulations for genet……
- 2025.03.19
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Grain and Feed Annual
The Ministry of Agriculture has taken unprecedented steps to alleviate the soaring rice prices that have plagued Japan since the summer 2024 rice shor……
- 2025.03.11
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Continued High Prices for Japanese Table Rice Leads to High Import Demand and Release of Government Emergency Rice Supplies
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has taken extraordinary steps to alleviate high rice prices that have continued to increase……
- 2025.03.05
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Livestock and Products Semi-annual
In 2025, beginning inventories and beef production declined due to the increased pace of slaughter in 2024. Beef consumption remains weak due to infla……