Danish Pork a Bestseller in Japan
JAPAN - The sausages are half the size, and to a Danish palate would seem both fattier and slightly sweeter than sausages for the Danish market. However, tastes vary, and in Japan the small sausages from...

Danish Pork Popular in Japanese Noodle Soup
JAPAN - 500 bowls a day - 365 days a year. And that’s just in one noodle restaurant, Hiday Hidaka in Tokyo, which is part of a chain of 250 restaurants with the same name.

Aeon Loves US Pork, So Do Japanese Consumers
JAPAN - The love affair between Japanese consumers and US pork got a bit cosier recently when Japan’s largest retailer hosted an intensive three-week promotion that resulted in the sale of more than...

US Producers Support Japan Pork Buyers Event
JAPAN - More than 300 Japanese pork buyers received an in-depth overview of the US pork industry recently, along with a hands-on demonstration on meat-slicing and display techniques designed to help foster...

Tanaka Precious Metals to Supply Pork Detection Kits
JAPAN - Tanaka Precious Metals is to supply companies in Japan and overseas centered on the Islamic world with two 'Easy to Use Pork Detection Kits' for the detection of pork in either raw or cooked food...

Banned Beef Found in Pork Sausage Shipment
JAPAN - The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry suspended imports of pork and processed pork from Austria yesterday after finding a shipment of sausages from an Austrian company that contained...

New US Pork Cut Finds Success in Japan
JAPAN - Can you imagine a summer barbecue season without pork back ribs? Until this year, Japanese consumers had never had the opportunity to savor this American cookout favourite.

Gov't Food Panel Says Cloned Beef and Pork Safe
JAPAN - Beef and pork products from somatic cell-cloned cows, pigs and their offspring are as safe as those from conventionally bred ones, the Japanese government's food risk assessment body said in a...