Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate remained the second lowest level in 2017, due to steadily declining consumption of rice, the country’s staple food, and increasing meat imports, despite a recover of harvest in northern Japan.
The calorie-based rate of food self-sufficiency in 2017...
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2018.09.17
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Some of Japanese food exports in the first six months of 2018 broke the previous record set last year, as the popularity of Japanese dish, or washoku, has hit new heights around the globe in recent years.
Shipments of Japanese beef, for example, jumped 37% to 10.8 billion yen in the first half...
2018.09.17
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Athletes who finished in the top three received Japanese flower bouquets at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships held in Tokyo on Aug. 9-14.
This is a part of efforts that the Japan Flower Growers Association (JFGA) has been pushing. The organization aims to bring the floral tradition back...
2018.09.17
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Japan’s fruits export to Malaysia is expanding significantly. Notably, the export of Japanese pears and peaches is experiencing a big surge. As the number of Malaysian travelers grew, a greater number of the Malaysians have become big fans of Japanese fruits and they buy more...
2018.09.17
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Japan is planning to extend best-before dates for pork products in a bit to boost chilled exports, informed sources have said.
The agriculture and health miniseries have set up a panel to look at hygienic controls abroad and review guidelines for setting best-before dates.
The first meeting of...
2018.09.17
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Japan’s largest farmers’ group has opened its marketing base in Taiwan to boost Japanese farm and food exports.
This is the fifth overseas base for the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Association (JA ZEN-NOH). The marketing arm of JA group has export hubs in the U.S.,...
2018.08.27
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The 11 members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have agreed to facilitate expansion of membership, once the trade pact comes into effect, informed sources said.
Before entering accession talks, countries wishing to join the TPP-11 must inform New Zealand, the depository of the TPP-11, of its...
2018.08.27
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Cheese consumption in Japan has been growing, as people prefer eating at home than dining out to save some extra cash, official data has showed.
But Japanese farmers have failed to meet that demand as the domestic cheese production has been declining. So, floods of imports are taking advantage of...