Category: japan
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Mixed Signals
Is the beef industry sure getting mixed signals from Japan now. <br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=6A8E3CB0-CCF4-4589-C6AE330B283522DB">Japanese impressed with U.S. meat processors</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Japanese officials think the U.S. processes beef perfectly, according to a story from the Dow Jones Newswire. Leaders from Tokyo traveled to Kansas for a first-hand look at processing plants and American slaughter procedures.</blockquote><br…
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True Reason For Beef Ban
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060209/ap_on_re_as/japan_whale_for_sale">Whale Meat Glut a Problem for Japan</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>But Tokyo has a dilemma: by rapidly expanding its whale hunt, Japan now kills more of the giant mammals than its consumers care to eat.<br />n<br />nThe result is an unprecedented glut of whale meat. Prices
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Here We Go Again
Things were sure exciting yesterday. Didn't get a chance to comment yesterday so here goes.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/20/build/world/20-japanmadcow.inc">Japan halts U.S. beef imports due to fears of mad cow</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Just 5 1/2 weeks after lifting its ban on U.S. beef, Japan slammed the door shut again Friday, saying a recent shipment contained material it considered…