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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2020
Machine lubricants leave bad taste for palm oil producers and buyers
The palm oil industry, long accused of large-scale deforestation, is bracing for another hit to its business: machinery lubricants seeping into the world's most consumed edible oil during processing.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2020
Indonesia eases curbs on processed foods from Japan imposed after Fukushima nuclear disaster
Indonesia has eased its import restrictions on processed foods made in Japan that were imposed after the nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture in March 2011, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 17, 2020
Climate change to open up 'frontier' farmland, but experts urge caution
Kenya’s livestock herders planting chile peppers, Pakistan’s mountain farmers rearing fish and tropical fruits being grown in Sicily — farmers around the world are already shifting what they grow and breed to cope with rising temperatures and erratic weather.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2020
Japan cancels brand protection for Aichi's Nishio Matcha tea as producers seek flexibility to boost sales
The agriculture ministry has removed Aichi Prefecture's Nishio Matcha tea from its list of geographically protected local specialty brand names so its producers can be given the freedom to try more efficient growing methods.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2020
Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet
A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death — contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Feb 1, 2020
Whet your appetite with 'A Complete Guide to Japanese Cuisine'
Food writer Akiko Katayama's bilingual washoku primer, 'A Complete Guide to Japanese Cuisine,' covers everything from regional dishes to dining customs and bento.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2020
Could robots whip up the perfect pizza?
The smartest people in the world are working hard to automate the much-loved meal.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2020
Tochigi city launches project to help potential residents open ramen shops
The municipal government of Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, has launched a project to help potential settlers open ramen noodle shops in the area.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 23, 2019
Japan's unviable whaling nationalism
The cultural nationalist project to re-imagine whaling as a national culinary culture will likely fail since it appears unlikely that whaling can become a viable commercial enterprise.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2019
Salt and inaction blamed for Aomori having the lowest life expectancy in Japan
In a country famous for the longevity of its inhabitants — this year Japan's population of people age 100 or over topped 70,000 for the first time — Aomori Prefecture is an outlier.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2019
Big chunk of world's scallops dies in mysterious circumstances in China
A "scallopocalypse" is laying waste to the popular delicacy in the Yellow Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 12, 2019
Food as a 'connector' between people
When technology is used to connect people who are in different locations and allow them to share the experience of eating together in virtual space, using a smartphone, for example, it will help reduce the problems linked to eating alone.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2019
Beyond vegan burgers: Next-generation protein may come from air, methane and volcanic springs
It may sound like science fiction, but in a few short years the family dinner table may be laden with steak from a printer and other proteins produced from air, methane or volcanic microbes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2019
Southeast Asia has a weight problem
With obesity rates soaring, countries like Singapore and Malaysia are weighing aggressive interventions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2019
North Korea may be hiding hog apocalypse from the world
By official accounts, the pig contagion wreaking havoc across Eastern Asia has virtually skipped over North Korea, with a single outbreak reported there in May. But wayward feral pigs have stoked concern that Kim Jong Un's reclusive state is hiding an African swine fever disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2019
Despite consumer concerns, GMOs with genes removed expected to go on sale in Japan later this year
Genetically modified food products using a specific kind of technology may hit store shelves in Japan within this year amid lingering consumer concerns, after a notification system for such food began this month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 1, 2019
Food fight: New review of red meat's risks carves path of contention
Cutting back on red and processed meat brings few if any health benefits, according to a review of studies involving millions of people, a finding that contradicts dietary advice of leading international agencies and raised immediate objections from many health experts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2019
Frozen pork threatens to put the chill on China National Day festivities
China's supermarkets are topping up their meat counters with frozen pork from state reserves, after prices of the nation's favorite protein source surged to budget-busting levels, threatening to mar this week's National Day festivities.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 27, 2019
Measures meant to offer relief from sales tax hike pose baffling riddles instead
With Japan's consumption tax rate hike to 10 percent scheduled for the start of next month, the government promises to simultaneously introduce a reduced rate for everyday essentials — mostly food and non-alcoholic beverages — to ease the financial impact on lower income households.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2019
U.S. beef finds its way back to Japan
The anticipated bilateral trade agreement between Japan and the U.S. grossly favors the latter compared to the would-be agreement under the TPP.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Japan to move toward five-year integrated bachelor's-master’s programs
Japan plans to introduce nationwide five-year bachelor's-master's programs to raise graduate school enrollment and train more highly skilled professionals amid a shrinking workforce.
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
After 26 years, Komeito may be showing signs it will break with LDP
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito (left) and LDP counterpart Sanae Takaichi meet in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bear injures two in Japan supermarket; man killed in separate attack
A bear seen in security camera footage taken Tuesday inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture
With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

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