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Category: japan

  • Good News For Beef

    What's the good news? US beef tastes great.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.drovers.com/news_editorial.asp?pgID=675&ed_id=3813" >Japanese Consumers Pick U.S. Beef Above The Rest </a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>When given the choice of American, Japanese and Australian beef, consumers at a Tokyo beef event Sunday chose the U.S. variety.<br />n<br />nThe event was held at Shinjuku station, the busiest train station in…

  • Progress

    <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…

  • The Real Test is Coming

    <a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=62888" >U.S. Beef Supply About To Improve In Japan</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, the first ocean cargos of U.S. beef are about to arrive in Japan, after initial air shipments sold out in less than a day.<br />n<br />nAlthough U.S. beef is still in short supply, sea shipments should ease…

  • Interesting News

    <a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-08-10T181804Z_01_N10469272_RTRIDST_0_FOOD-BEEF-JAPAN.XML&rpc=66&type=qcna" title="Reuters News">U.S. beef sales to Japan off to fast start</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Sales of U.S. beef to Japan are off to a fast start with 500 metric tons sold since the market reopened July 27 and three stores in Tokyo selling out of their offerings this week, U.S. meat industry sources said on Thursday.<br…

  • It Actually Happened

    <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JAPAN_US_BEEF?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Japan lifts ban on U.S. beef imports</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>apan on Thursday announced the resumption of U.S. beef imports, ending a ban imposed in January due to concerns about mad cow disease that had strained ties with Washington.<br />n<br />nU.S. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer immediately welcomed the move, which reopens Japan's lucrative market to a select…

  • Closer Yet

    <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JAPAN_US_BEEF?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Japan prepares to lift ban on U.S. beef</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Japan is expected to approve a partial resumption of imports of U.S. beef this coming week, a news report said Saturday.<br />n<br />nThe government plans to officially approve the resumption on Thursday, the national Yomiuri newspaper said, without citing sources, which is customary in Japanese…

  • Agreement

    <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JAPAN_MAD_COW?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Japan agrees to lift ban on U.S. beef</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Japan agreed Wednesday to lift its ban on U.S. beef imports, pending planned inspections of U.S. meat processing plants, the agriculture ministry said. The Asian nation imposed the ban over concerns about mad cow disease.</blockquote><br />n<br />nI am glad to see that this long running…

  • NCBA Grows A Set

    <a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=44862"><acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>: Cattlemen Favor Ban On Japanese Beef, Additional Sanctions</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>In action taken today, the Executive Committee of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (<acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>) voted unanimously to support retaliatory measures hinging on the immediate…

  • Mealy Mouthed Platitudes

    <a href="http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/business/news/20060520p2g00m0bu008000c.html">Japan making ready to resume U.S. beef imports in July</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Japanese government on Friday began to make preparations for the resumption of U.S. beef imports in July, paying particular attention to how it will deepen communications with consumers still worried about mad cow disease.<br />n<br />nAt a three-day working-level meeting between Japan…

  • Will It Ever Happen?

    <a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/20060507TDY01005.htm"> Pressure grows to lift U.S. beef ban</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Calls from government officials to resume beef imports from the United States have been growing as Tokyo and Washington are set to hold negotiations on the issue later this month, with many officials advocating an end to the ban even before the safety of U.S.…