U.S. beef goes on sale at 3 stores in Tokyo area

CHIBA, Japan - A shop assistant displays U.S. beef at the outlet of the Japanese unit of Costco Wholesale Corp. in Chiba, eastof Tokyo, on Aug. 9. The major U.S. retailer started selling American beef at its three stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area after the Japanese government confirmed the previous day the safety of the first shipment of U.S. beef since Japan lifted a reinstated import ban over fears of mad cow disease.

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• ILEA001117861

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• 2006/8/09 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2006 Kyodo News

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