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<a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060827a1.html" >Barbecue chain to serve U.S. beef</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A restaurant chain plans to resume serving U.S. beef at dozens of its branches nationwide, company officials said Saturday.<br />n<br />nZenshoku, based in Osaka Prefecture, plans to offer U.S. beef at the company's 57 Korean barbecue restaurants across Japan soon, the company said.<br />n<br />nThe Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported earlier that the chain plans to introduce American beef as early as Tuesday, possibly becoming the first chain to do so since the government eased an import ban last month.</blockquote><br />n<br />nNow this looks real promising. Get more US beef back into the food chains in Japan. Any increase in demand helps out in the long run for us.<br />n<br />n<strong>The supply of words in the world market is plentiful but the demand is falling. Let deeds follow words now. Lech Walesa </strong>