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The Government of Japan released two tranches of emergency funding for COVID-19 countermeasures, 15.3 billion yen (US$140 million) on February 13 and 430.8 billion yen (US$3.9 billion) on March 10.

In 2018, Japan’s health-related food market was the third largest in the world with an estimated value of $13.2 billion, up two percent from the previous year.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) received 2.41 trillion yen (roughly US$22.1 billion) for its Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2020 budget, a 0.8 percent decrease from last year.

On February 7, 2020, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released the final handling procedure guidelines for genome edited feed and feed additives.

In 2019, Japan’s food processing industry manufactured $219.7 billion of food and beverage products, up from $216.8 billion in 2018.

This is one in a series of reports providing concise overviews of how the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA), which entered into force on January 1, 2020, affects certain product groups.

The Government of Japan announced increased support for dairy farmers and processors to mitigate impact of reduced milk consumption in schools following the government’s decision to close schools...

Stable demand for feed and relative price competitiveness are forecast to maintain Japan’s robust demand for corn in MY2020/21.

FAS/Tokyo revises Japan's 2020 beef production slightly upward as a result of delayed slaughter at the end of 2019, yielding one percent growth.

For eleven consecutive years, Japan’s whiskey market has grown, despite gradually declining sales for all alcoholic beverages.

On February 14, 2020, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries removed seasonal restrictions on the import window for U.S. chipping potatoes.

FAS/Tokyo revises Japan's 2020 beef production slightly upward as a result of delayed slaughter at the end of 2019, yielding 1 percent growth.