- 2022.08.22
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Japan Sets New 2030 Targets for Green Food System Strategy
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released 2030 targets for its “Green Food System Strategy,” including a 10.6 percent reduction in……
- 2022.08.18
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Stone Fruit Annual
Japan’s stone fruit consumption has remained steady during the COVID-19 pandemic, as domestic production continues to determine the availability of ch……
- 2022.07.27
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Japan Enacts Legislation to Support Green Food System Strategy
The Japanese Diet enacted new legislation, the “Act to Promote Environmental Burden Reduction Activities for Establishment of Environmentally Harmoniz……
- 2022.07.11
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Japan 249th Food Safety Group
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for eight agricultural chemicals (Acynonapy……
- 2022.07.11
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Japan Retains Butter and NFDM TRQs in JFY2022
On June 3, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries affirmed that it would maintain the tariff-rate quota volumes for butter at 7,600 ……
- 2022.07.11
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Japan Intends to Require Allergy Labeling for Walnuts
This report replaces and corrects the report published on June 2, 2022. The revision clarifies that Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) announced it……
- 2022.06.28
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Retail Foods
In 2021, the total value of all retail food and beverage (F&B) sales in Japan totaled $467.20 billion, a 2.3 percent decrease over 2020 sales of $478.……
- 2022.06.21
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USJTA TRQs Remain Underfilled in JFY 2021
The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA), which entered into force on January 1, 2020, improved market access for U.S. products through the creation of ……
- 2022.06.08
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Japan 248th Food Safety Group
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 9 agricultural chemicals (Etofenprox, F……
- 2022.05.27
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Japan Revises Agricultural Export Facilitation Act
On May 19, Japan's Diet approved the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries proposed revisions to the Agricultural Export Facilitation Act. T……