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Friday, December 18, 2020
Japan's bird flu outbreak spreads to 12th prefecture
Japan's bird flu outbreak, its worst on record, has spread to a 12th prefecture as officials in the country ordered more cullings, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Bird flu detected in 10th Japanese prefecture
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said bird flu was detected at an egg farm in Higashiomi city in Shiga prefecture, southwestern Japan, the 10th prefecture to be affected by bird flu in the country's worst outbreak of ...
Friday, December 11, 2020
Japan hits record cullings as it battles worst bird flu outbreak
Japan's bird flu outbreak worsened as farms in two more prefectures detected the virus, resulting in a record number of poultry culled as the government ordered all chicken farms in the country to be disinfected, Reuters reported.
Monday, December 7, 2020
16th bird flu outbreak in Japan confirmed at Nara Prefecture
Nara prefecture announced a bird flu outbreak suspected to be highly pathogenic at a chicken farm in Gojo city, the 16th bird flu case in Japan this year, Jiji Press reported.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Bird flu outbreak in Japan spreads to fourth prefecture
Japan's Agriculture Ministry confirmed that bird flu was detected in Hyuga city in Miyazaki prefecture, the fourth prefecture in the country with bird flu as the country faces its worst outbreak of the virus in more than four years, Reuters ...
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Bird flu in Japan spreads to Fukuoka prefecture
The Japanese government said the country's bird flu outbreak has spread to a chicken farm Fukuoka prefecture, following eight confirmed cases in Kagawa prefecture west of Tokyo, Reuters reported.
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Japan bird flu outbreak spreads to third prefecture
Japan's agriculture ministry said on November 26 that avian flu has been detected in a third prefecture, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
850,000 chickens to be culled in Kagawa, Japan following bird flu outbreak
The Kagawa, Japan local government said they will cull 850,000 chickens at two poultry farms in the prefecture after bird flu was detected there, Reuters reported.
Monday, November 2, 2020
New UK-Japan trade deal to cut tariffs on British meat
The United Kingdom and Japan have signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on October 23.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Japan plans new bureau to boost agri-food exports
Japan plans to set up a new bureau next year to significantly increase the country's exports of agricultural products, farm minister Kotaro Nogami announced at a recent press conference as part of restructuring of the ministry to take effec ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Classical swine fever reemerges among Japan's farmed pigs
Japan has reported its first case of classical swine fever among farmed pigs in about half a year.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Instagram campaign in Japan focused on ease of cooking US beef
Using social media as an educational tool, the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) launched an Instagram campaign in Japan that led consumers through simple steps to cook US roast beef using a frying pan in their own kitchens.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Japan bans German pork, pig imports following ASF confirmation
Japan has joined other countries in Asia to ban imports of pork and live pigs from Germany, which recently confirmed a case of African swine fever (ASF) in its eastern region.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
OIE drops Japan's status as being free from classical swine fever
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on September 3 suspended Japan's global status as a country free from classical swine fever, as it has been unable to contain an outbreak that started two years ago in the central prefecture of ...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
AHDB: Japan imports 351,000 tonnes of beef in first half of 2020
Japan has imported "modest quantities of UK beef so far" in 2020, amounting to 1,500 tonnes worth, close to £5 million (US$6.7 million), said Duncan Wyatt, lead analyst (red meat) of the United Kingdom's Agriculture and Horti ...

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