- 2022.09.26
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Japan Opens Comment Period for Soymilk JAS Standard
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries invites public comments on the proposed revision of the Japan Agricultural Standards (JAS) for……
- 2022.09.23
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Grain and Feed Update
FAS Tokyo estimates MY2022/23 wheat and rice production in Japan to decrease from last year's bumper crop due to poor weather conditions in major prod……
- 2022.09.23
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Livestock and Products Annual
FAS/Tokyo projects 2023 cattle stocks to expand to 3.995 million metric tons (MT) following increased production in 2021 and 2022. In the dairy sector……
- 2022.09.21
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Japan Begins Review of its Transport Biofuel Policy
Japan held the first public meeting of the expert committee to update Japan’s biofuel target. Japan’s current on-road biofuel target expires in March ……
- 2022.09.20
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Japan Announces Relief Package to Alleviate Rising Wheat and Agricultural Input Prices
On September 9, the Government of Japan (GOJ) announced a 3.5 billion yen ($24.3 million) relief package to alleviate rising food and energy costs, fu……
- 2022.09.19
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Japan Opens Comment Period for Revised Glulam and Plywood Standards
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries invites public comments on revised Japan Agricultural Standards for glued laminated timber (gl……
- 2022.09.02
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Demand for household consumption evident during early COVID-19 environment
This report highlights notable household consumption for meat products among Japanese consumers and the strong preference for home-meals during the gl……
- 2022.09.01
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Long Term Trends in Japanese Agriculture and Agricultural Imports
Japan's decline in farmland, combined with a shortage of agricultural labor, changes in consumer diets, and the opening of the Japanese market, have b……
- 2022.08.26
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Japan 250th Food Safety Group
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 9 agricultural chemicals (Fosthiazate, ……
- 2022.08.22
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Japan Proposes to Streamline GI Application Process
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries proposed to revise the Geographical Indication (GI) Act to boost exports of GI-protected proc……