Takebe unsatisfied with remedial steps by Nippon Meat

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Farm minister Tsutomu Takebe expresses dissatisfaction Aug. 21 in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, with the remedial steps taken by Nippon Meat Packers Inc. the previous day over its subsidiary's abuse of a state-run beef-buyback program.

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