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Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Tokio Marine & Nichido to launch insurance for land-based fish farming in Japan
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. plans to sell an insurance policy for operators of land-based fish farming in Japan, starting in January next year.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Japan's JCCU endorses BAP with rollout of four-star smoked steelhead
Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU) is the latest Japanese organisation to endorse the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification programme with the rollout of its first BAP-labeled product, "CO-OP Smoked Salm ...
Monday, September 13, 2021
Japan to see rise in swine and pork productions in 2022
Japan's swine production is set to rise next year following a rebound in its sow population while its pork production is expected to increase 2% to meet strong demand for domestic pork, according to the United States Department of Agricultu ...
Monday, September 6, 2021
Japan ends embargo on pork from Belgium
Japan is the 14th country to lift its embargo on Belgian pork following South Korea, South Africa, Singapore, Belarus, Belarus, Mexico, Uruguay, Ukraine, Russia, New Caledonia, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Thailand and Nicaragua.
Monday, June 21, 2021
UK poultry meat gets access to Japan
The United Kingdom has been given market access to Japan for the import of its poultry meat, its trade ministry said in mid-June.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Philippines beef, pork now allowed to be exported to Japan
The Philippines can begin exporting beef, carabeef, pork, chevon, mutton and their by-products to Japan.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Japan researchers use soybean compound to make catfish 100% female
Researchers from Japan's Kindai University's Aquaculture Research Institute has succeeded in making catfish all female with a compound called isoflavone found in soybean, which is said to be a first in the country, The Mainichi reported.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Japan has culled a record 9.87 million chickens and ducks in recent bird flu outbreak
Japan has culled a record 9.87 million chickens and ducks in the recent outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu in the country, which was detected in 18 prefectures including Chiba and Ibaraki, key poultry farming areas, The Japan Times ...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Japanese research team develops app for better health management of cows
A research team of Japan's Iwate University has developed a tablet computer app allowing better health management for dairy cows.
Monday, April 19, 2021
Classical swine fever detected in Tochigi, Japan
Authorities from Tochigi, north of Tokyo, Japan, have detected Classical swine fever (CSF) at two farms in the prefecture, NHK World Reported.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Japan to temporarily increase US beef import tariffs
Japan will temporarily increase tariffs on beef from the United States, as imports for the fiscal year ending March 2021 is expected to surpass the maximum import amount set under the Japan-US trade agreement signed last year, Kyodo News re ...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
77,000 chickens to be culled in Tochigi, Japan due to bird flu
About 77,000 chickens will be culled in Tochigi prefecture, Japan, after an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a farm there, ANI news reported.
Monday, March 15, 2021
USDA: Japan to see slightly slower pace of swine slaughter in 2021
Japan's swine herd at the start of 2021 is estimated at 9.100 million head, nearly flat from 2020, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Friday, March 12, 2021
Vinamilk forms beef processing joint venture with Japanese trading house
Top Vietnamese dairy producer Vinamilk will form a joint venture next month with Japanese trading house Sojitz to process and sell beef products in Vietnam, Nikkei Asia reported.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Japan's 2020 pig meat imports fall 6% in 2020
Japan's import of pig meat and offal dropped by 6% in 2020, due mostly to lower volumes imported from the European Union - most notably from Denmark.

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