- 2021.02.03
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Japan Lowers Planned Butter and NFDM Imports for 2021
On January 29, the Japanese government announced that it would reduce planned imports of butter to 6,400 metric tons (MT) in Japanese fiscal year (JFY……
- 2021.01.07
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Japan to Require Catch Documents for Imports of Vulnerable Marine Species
On December 4, 2020, Japan passed the Adjustment for the Domestic Distribution of Specified Marine Animals and Plants Act to combat illegal, unreporte……
- 2021.01.06
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Japan-UK Free Trade Agreement Enters into Force
On January 1, the Japan-UK Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) entered into force, enabling the United Kingdom to maintain most of the……
- 2021.01.05
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Japan 238th Food Safety Group Announcements
On December 25, 2020, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for three pesticides ……
- 2020.12.27
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MHLW Updates Genome Editing Handling Procedures for Crossbred Progeny
On December 23, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) amended the handling procedures for products that are derived from the crossbreedin……
- 2020.12.23
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Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
This report provides the latest status of consumption, regulation, public perception, research, development, production, and use of agricultural biote……
- 2020.12.17
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USJTA TRQs Remain Underutilized in First Half of 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 ……
- 2020.12.14
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Japan Determines Genome Edited Tomato Will Not be Regulated as GE
On December 11, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) announced their det……
- 2020.12.02
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ALIC Tenders 750 MT of High Protein NFDM
On November 26, the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) announced that it had successfully tendered 750 metric tons (MT) of non-fa……
- 2020.12.02
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HPAI Spreads to Largest Broiler Producing Region
On December 1, the Government of Japan announced that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) had been detected in Miyazaki prefecture, making it the……