Japan: Japan Registered Foreign GI Products to Boost Exports

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   JA2024-0045
On August 27, 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) registered geographical indication (GI) protection for Pineapple Huaymun from Thailand, which is the third Thai GI item registered in Japan. As a result, MAFF is providing protection for six independently registered foreign GI items from Italy, Vietnam, and Thailand under the GI Act. Separately, Japan mutually protects many GI food items from the European Union and United Kingdom through Economic Partnership Agreements that are in force.

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