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Japan’s palm kernel shell (PKS) imports have dramatically increased since 2012, when biomass-generated power became eligible for a feed-in-tariff program (FIT).
On May 27, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) announced that it would revise planned imports of nonfat dry milk (NFDM) from a previously announced volume...
From June 1, 2020, Japan will require the use of a revised sanitary certificate for fresh oyster exports.
Hotel, restaurant, and institutional (HRI) sales fell to unprecedented lows in April, with consumers staying home and tourism halted during the seven-week long nationwide state of emergency...
On April 23, 2020, in response to COVID-19 air travel disruptions, Japan notified the World Trade Organization via G/SPS/N/JPN/755 that Japan would temporarily accept electronic copies...
Recent demographic data indicates a reversal in the traditional gender ratio of Japanese farmers. Historically, women farmers outnumbered male farmers in Japan.
Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the revised quarantine pest list proposed via WTO/SPS/N/JPN/712 will enter into force on November 11, 2020.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) approved the geographical indication (GI) application for the Yamagata La France pear on April 15, 2020.
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced additional support payments for dairy producers to redirect excess milk supplies resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Of 117 violations reported in U.S. products since 2007, 75 percent of all non-compliance cases resulted from Japan’s lack of specific maximum residue limits (MRLs) for compound-commodity...
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is expected to revise the calculation method for payments under the Beef Marukin program which provides financial support to beef producers...
In 2019, Japan’s Forestry Agency (FA) developed the Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) Structural Wood Expansion Program, a $22 million support program for JAS-graded structural wood products.