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On October 9, 2019, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released procedures for providing information on the effects of organisms obtained by using genome editing technology....
On October 25, Japan initiated vaccinations of healthy hogs to combat the spread of Classical Swine Fever (CSF), the first such vaccinations since 2006.
Government of Japan published the official English translation of the revised Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS), amended on June 16, 2017.
On October 10, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of proposed amendments to Japan’s Food Sanitation Act regarding raw materials for utensils, containers and packaging....
On October 17, 2019, Japan announced plans to strengthen enforcement of phytosanitary certificate requirement (PCR) for agricultural imports and to revise the PCR exemption list for imports....
On October 3, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to Japan’s Plant Protection Act regarding phytosanitary certificate requirements.
Among Japanese food industry sectors, the Home Meal Replacement (HMR) sector, or Sozai in Japanese, has shown the highest rate of growth in recent years, with sales reaching a record....
Japan’s annual biofuel target of 500 million liters (crude oil equivalent) for the transport sector was reached on time in 2017 and continues unchanged this year.
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced an application for a geographical indication (GI) for “Prosciutto di Parma,” filed by Italy on December 7, 2016.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Regions Vitalization Creation Head Quarters (headed by Prime Minister Abe) in the Cabinet approved an “Agriculture Competitiveness Reinforcement Program”
The value of the Japanese food processing industry was estimated at 23.2 trillion yen in 2015, down 0.3% from 2014.
Despite a high level of spending from a record influx of inbound tourists to Japan, the Japanese retail sector overall suffered in 2015...