Japan to export beef to Canada for first time

Japan to export beef to Canada for first time

MAEBASHI, Japan - Japan will begin exporting beef to Canada next week for the first time, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare officials said Aug. 8. Photo shows a ceremony held at a meat processing center in the town of Tamamura, Gunma Prefecture, to mark the first shipment of Japanese beef to Canada. The beef will be shipped by air from Narita airport Aug. 13.

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