- 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……
- 2021.06.29
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Summary of Japan’s Livestock and Egg Support Programs
The Government of Japan provides financial support to domestic livestock, dairy, and egg producers through various programs each year. In its most rec……
- 2021.06.25
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COVID-19 Pandemics Impact on Japan HRI Industry
The Government of Japan (GOJ) declared a third state of emergency (SOE) on April 28, 2021, in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The SOE c……
- 2021.06.17
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Japan – Organic Market Review 2021
In 2019, the volume of organic product imports from the United States to Japan reached a record level totaling 17,846 metric tons (MT). This most curr……
- 2021.06.16
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USJTA Treatment for Fats and Oils 2021
The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) has been in effect for 17 months, however the timing of Japan's fiscal year meant that the agreement entered "Y……
- 2021.06.16
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Most USJTA TRQs Underfilled in JFY 2020
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 ……