- 2021.08.20
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Japan Grants Market Access for US Japanese Plums
From August 19, 2021, Japan has expanded market access for U.S.-grown plums to imports of Japanese plums (Prunus salicina) from the United States, in ……
- 2021.08.19
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Livestock and Products Annual
FAS/Tokyo projects cattle stocks to increase in 2022 as MAFF support programs continue to incentivize farmers to expand production. Due to a large cro……
- 2021.08.12
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Stone Fruit Annual
Japan’s fresh cherry production in 2021/22 marketing year (MY) is estimated to fall to 13,000 metric tons due to severe frost damage in the largest do……
- 2021.08.04
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EU Proposes 11 New Alcoholic Beverages for GI Protection in Japan
On August 2, Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA) published a list of 11 proposed geographical indications (GIs) for wine from the European Union (EU). N……
- 2021.08.04
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EU Proposes 17 New Agricultural Products for GI Protection in Japan
On August 2, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) published a list of 17 products proposed by the EU for geographical indica……
- 2021.07.28
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ALIC Continues COVID-19 Dairy Support Payments
As part of the 2020 Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) third supplementary budget the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) received 17.6 bi……
- 2021.07.21
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Retail Foods
In 2020, the total value of all retail food and beverage (F&B) sales in Japan was $474.13 billion, a 1.5 percent increase over 2019 sales of $466.97 b……
- 2021.07.19
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242nd Food Safety Group
On July 16, 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 11 agricultural chemi……
- 2021.07.16
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Japan Releases Details on Agricultural Export Expansion Plan
The Government of Japan (GOJ) published a report outlining measures to address next steps in the Export Expansion Action Strategy for Agriculture, For……
- 2021.07.09
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MHLW and MAFF Update Policies and Procedures for Genome Edited Food and Agricultural Products
This report reflects updates made by the Government of Japan to its guidelines for handling food and agricultural products derived from genome editing……