- 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……
- 2022.05.24
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Japanese Government and Industry Partner to Develop SAF Capacity
On April 22, 2022, Japan launched a public-private partnership to facilitate the introduction of an international competitive supply chain for sustain……
- 2022.05.16
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Japan Designates the First Imported Marine Species to Require Catch Documents
On April 26, 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries designated mackerel, Pacific saury, sardine, squid and cuttlefish as vulner……