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Effective July 11, Japan reopened its market to U.S. exports of meat and meat products from sheep (including lamb) and goat for the first time in 14 years.

Japan’s conclusion of a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) and efforts to conclude the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) are expected to increase....

The Japanese Food and Beverage (F&B) retail industry includes supermarkets, general merchandise stores (GMS), department stores, convenience stores, drugstores, and the internet.

Japan continues to represent one of the best opportunities in the world for U.S. exporters of food products.

This report lists major export certificates required by the Japanese government to export food and agricultural products to Japan.

This is an updated guide to Japan’s $303 billion hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) food service market.

FAS Japan helped the Organic Trade Association (OTA) organized two seminars in Japan in November 2014.

U.S. exports of fish and seafood reached a record $5.3 billion in FY 2014. Recent growth in U.S. exports has primarily been due to increased volume rather than higher prices.

Total retail sales including food, beverage, general merchandise, fabrics, apparel and accessories amounted to 68.516 trillion yen in 2013.

All sections have been updated, and a new section (VII. Facility and Product Registration) has been added.