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After public comment and an expert committee review, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) added “Tsuruta Steuben” to its register of geographical indications....

On February 7, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization that it was invoking a volume-based special safeguard on imports of cornstarch....

On March 15, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals....

Demand for feed ingredients in Japan remains strong in MY2018/19 as livestock inventories have seen little change.

On March 6, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to revoke the designation of 10 existing food additives via G/SPS/N/JPN/621.

This report is an overview and update of Japan’s general legal and technical requirements for food and agricultural imports.

On January 31, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Finance revised the beef and pork safeguard trigger volumes to reflect the entry into force of a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union....

On February 8, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Environment released its final policy for the regulation of genome editing technologies.

Total cattle slaughter increased in 2018 as calf prices stabilized, permitting beef producers to reduce onfarm cow retention which had expanded in recent years.

ATO Japan supported 65 companies exhibiting in the USA Pavilion at FOODEX 2017, which attracted more than 80,000 attendees from across the Asia-Pacific region over four days.

On February 13, 2017, Japan revised a Ministerial Ordinance that will eliminate the practice of agebased testing of Japanese cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)....

Given the competitiveness of U.S. corn, wheat and rice prices, Japanese demand for these grains has remained strong.