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BEEF

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2018
Your wagyu beef may be getting even pricier
The world's most pampered cows are finding that a key supplement in their carefully designed diet is getting harder to come by thanks to thousands of pigs falling sick in China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 5, 2018
Annual festival sees cows under the hammer for a cool ¥25 million
In Mie Prefecture, the city of Matsusaka celebrates its animal husbandry with a cattle auction each November.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2018
Top wagyu exporter Itoham projects 16% surge to new sales record this year
Itoham Foods Inc., the nation's biggest exporter of premium wagyu, expects shipments to hit a record with Taiwanese demand for the beef set to triple and exports to Brazil on the verge of beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018
Japanese beef lovers seen boosting imports to 17-year high
Domestic beef purchases are set to climb this year as growing demand for affordable meat counters the first rise in import duties in 14 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2017
Internet bad boy Takafumi Horie and Wagyumafia bet the farm on intensely marbled steaks
Corporate enfant terrible, Takafumi Horie, built one of Japan's most successful internet businesses, stood for the Diet, went to prison and started a space company that aims to put the country's first privately funded rocket into orbit. Now he has a new frontier: cattle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 16, 2017
Wagyumafia: The Cutlet Sandwich offers rich cuts of beef
Wagyu beef could hardly be hotter in Tokyo these days. The richly marbled meat from Japan's prize pampered cattle is drawing global gastronauts to some of the city's most exclusive and expensive venues, none more so than Wagyumafia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2017
Japan picks 'Wagyu Olympics' winners amid growing demand for luxury beef
More than 500 cattle paraded through a ring in the Tohoku region for the "Wagyu Olympics" to win prizes and recognition as the most fertile — and mouth-watering — examples of wagyu beef, increasingly popular among foodies around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 29, 2017
Protests held across India after mobs attack Muslims, alleging they're eating beef
Protests were held in cities across India on Wednesday against a wave of attacks on Muslims by mobs that accuse them of killing cows or eating beef.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 21, 2016
Where's the beef? Matsusaka looks to carve out a name for itself
Mie Prefecture's meat industry seeks to promote its prime marbled cuts worldwide.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2016
Japan's prefectures map out damage to agriculture sectors by TPP trade pact
With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet expected to approve a set of bills related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, the stage is set in the Diet for a debate on the controversial 12-nation deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2015
Shift from Australian to European barley providing relief for struggling wagyu beef farmers
The most expensive meat in the world is getting a little cheaper to produce.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 4, 2015
Hugo Desnoyer: Has Paris's best butcher crafted Tokyo's best tartare?
There's a curious ritual that just about everyone follows before settling into dinner at Hugo Desnoyer. Once you've been shown to your seat upstairs and ordered drinks, you are encouraged to meet your main course.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 1, 2015
TPP giving sheltered farmers greater incentive to export pricey produce
Japan's high-cost farmers, sheltered by prohibitive import tariffs, might appear to be most at risk from the giant trans-Pacific trade deal agreed upon last month, but they are instead making an unlikely push to export more of their pricey produce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 13, 2015
Trade deal helps boost sales of Aussie beef in Japan
Australia is set to strengthen its dominance over the U.S. as Japan's biggest beef supplier as a trade deal drives shipments toward a four-year high.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Aug 23, 2014
Tallying the environmental cost of meat
What are the costs of the meat we eat — the hamburgers, pork chops and chicken breasts?
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 28, 2014
No sacred cows in Japan's beef bowl war
Who will triumph in the “gyudon (beef bowl) war” and what started in all? Read all about it in this week's FYI.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2014
Farmers bet on steaks twice the price of silver
Hirotaka Sekiguchi dresses his "wagyu" calves in T-shirts and jackets to protect them against the spring chill and an expected avalanche of cheap foreign beef.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2013
Eased limits now allow sale of U.S. beef below 30 months
Japan eases its limits on U.S. beef imports, permitting retailers to begin selling meat from cattle less than 30 months old.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 16, 2012
Yoshihashi: Top-class sukiyaki at a fraction of the price
Elegance, refinement, exclusivity: These are qualities only to be expected at any high-end Japanese restaurant. Affordability? Think again. Or, rather, think different. That's the way to approach Yoshihashi.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 30, 2010
Summer gift season tests Miyazaki meat rep
Dept. stores worry that Miyasaki's foot and mouth disease outbreak could put a chill on chugen sales.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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