First Imports of Pigs from Ireland to Japan
JAPAN - In February 2009 the health certificate facilitating trade in porcine species was officially agreed between the Irish and Japanese veterinary authorities.

Japan Lifts H1N1 Voluntary Movement Restraint
JAPAN - On 21 October, the Japanese authorities had reported finding the H1N1 flu virus in pooled samples from pigs. The affected farm was placed under voluntary movement restraint.

Japan Confirms Finding H1N1 Flu Virus in Pig Sample
JAPAN - The Japanese veterinary authorities have reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) finding the influenza A H1N1 virus in a pooled sample from 10 pigs. The sampling was taken as...

Practical Application of DDGS in Feed Under Study
JAPAN - Distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a co-product of US ethanol production, is a valuable feed ingredient the US Grains Council has been working to promote in Japan and around the wo...

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...

Boars Live Longer in Top Herds
JAPAN - Koketsu and Sasaki have published a study into boar culling and mortality in commercial herds. On average, they found that boars were culled or died aged two years and eight months, having been...

Japan Uses Nedap Velos for Improved Results
JAPAN - Since the end of last year, the first Nedap Velos EFS has been running in a snowy and rice-producing region in Niigata prefecture of Japan.

Japan to Sell Cloned Beef and Pork
JAPAN - The Japanese government will announce cloned beef and pork made from cloned eggs or body cells are safe, allowing their commercial sale this year, according to Japanese media.

USMEF: US Pork Ascending to No. 1 in Japan
JAPAN - USMEF has been promoting U.S. pork as “Everyday Delicious— Mainichi Oishi,” in Japan, and consumers there evidently agree. U.S. pork is the No. 1 imported pork in Japan, capturing a stellar 44...

JSR Extends Contract in Japan
JAPAN - JSR has signed a new deal with the Japanese Corporation Marubeni who have responsibility for the JSR franchise in Japan operating under the Cotswold Japan Subsidiary (CWJ).

Marketing US Pork and Beef in Japan
JAPAN - Two members of the Nebraska Soybean Board’s (NSB) officer team have just completed a five-day trade mission through Japan.

Japan Looks to Broaden Food Recycling Network
TOKYO - Japanese convenience store chain operator Ministop Co. is partnering with Marubeni Corp. to broaden the scope of its food recycling network.

Japan: More Leftovers Recycled for Animal Feed
JAPAN - What with prices for animal feed and fertilizer rising, the Japanese food-recycling sector is seeing high demand for pellets for pigs and poultry made from recycled leftovers.

Japan Cutlet Chain and S. Korean Restaurant Settle
JAPAN - Yabaton, a Japanese pork cutlet restaurant chain, has settled with a South Korean restaurant over trademark violation dispute, President Takayuki Suzuki said Thursday.

Ministry Proposes Raising Prices of Pork, Beef
JAPAN - The agriculture ministry has proposed, to Government, an increase in the price floors for domestically produced beef and pork for the first time in three decades.

Shares Fall as China-Made Pork Product s are Recalled
JAPAN - A recall on frozen pork products by Japan Tobacco Inc, the nation's biggest cigarette company, has hit share values. Company shares fell to the lowest in more than 10 months after it recalled products...

Japanese Pork Imports Rise in October
Japan - Pork imports to Japan rose by 13 per cent in October to 63,533 tonnes according to market analysts at Meat and Livestock Australia.

Japan considers importing Vietnam pork
JAPAN - Vietnam’s Trade Office in Japan said that the Japanese government is now considering granting permission for imports of Vietnamese pork.

Meat imports down in Japan for June
JAPAN - Japanese meat imports fell in June. Beef, pork and chicken imports were down compared with the same month last year.

Japan bans British pork following foot-and-mouth outbreak
TOKYO - Japan has suspended imports of pork from pigs reared in Britain in the wake of the British government's announcement that foot-and-mouth...

PIC renews Japanese contract and celebrates 25-year link
JAPAN - Genetics company PIC and Iwatani International Corporation (IIC) have signed a new agreement to continue their successful partnership in the Japanese market.

LDP panel wants SDF to take aim at harmful animals
JAPAN - Members of a Liberal Democratic Party panel want to give Self-Defense Forces' members the legal right to fire their weapons--at animals threatening the agriculture and fisheries industries. ...

Pork black market huge: dealers
JAPAN - Not only have importers illegally evaded high tariffs on pork shipments, but the leading food companies that purchase it were well aware of that fact, several meat wholesalers have told The Asahi...

Japan to review labelling of meat imports
JAPAN - Seeking to bar imported meat from being sold under well-known Japanese names, the Agriculture Ministry will establish a panel of experts Thursday to discuss new rules governing labelling, The Nihon...

Japan will import Polish pork
TOKYO - Sumitomo Corp has teamed up with Smithfield Foods. to import Polish pork.