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Johanns seeks talks to expand U.S. beef exports to Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka speaks at a joint news conference with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns in Washington on Jan. 11.

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U.S. to press Japan to remove age limit on beef imports: Johanns

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns tells Kyodo News on Nov. 3 that the United States will press Japan to remove the age limit on imports of U.S. beef, hardening its demand from an earlier call for raising the limit to 30 months from the current 20 months.

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Nakagawa objects to U.S. plan to reduce No. of cows checked for BSE

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (far left) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (far right) pose for photos prior to their talks in Geneva on May 2. Nakagawa told Johanns that reducing the number of cows to be checked for mad cow disease is never likely to be accepted positively in Japan.

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U.S. asks Japan to resume American beef imports

LONDON, Britain - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (L) meets with Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa in London on March 10.

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USDA unveils investigation report on beef exports to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa speaks with journalists after his talks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer on U.S. beef exports to Japan on Feb. 17. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced in Washington a report into how banned material found its way into a U.S. beef shipment to Japan, and what measures are being taken to prevent a recurrence.

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USDA unveils investigation report on beef exports to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer answers media questions following his talks with Japanese farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa in Tokyo on Feb. 17. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced in Washington a report into how banned material found its way into a U.S. beef shipment to Japan, and what measures are being taken to prevent a recurrence.

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Farm ministers end WTO talks in Australia

GOLD COAST, Australia - (From L to R) Japanese farm minister Mineichi Iwanaga, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Canadian farm minister Andy Mitchell, EU Commissioner for Agriculture Mariann Fischer Boel, and Australian farm minister Peter McGauran chat after ending their talks on a multilateral trade agreement in Australia's Gold Coast on Aug. 21.

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Japan, U.S. farm ministers reach no conclusion on beef imports

DALIAN, China - Japanese farm minister Yoshinobu Shimamura speaks at a press conference following his talks with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at a hotel in Dalian on July 13. Shimamura said he and Johanns remained apart over Japan's lifting of its import ban on U.S. beef.

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Japan, U.S. farm ministers reach no conclusion on beef imports

DALIAN, China - Japanese farm minister Yoshinobu Shimamura (R) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns pose for photos prior to their talks at a hotel in Dalian on July 13. The two ministers remained apart over Japan's lifting of its import ban on U.S. beef, with both sides repeating their positions, Japanese officials said.

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Nakagawa repeats Japan's stance on beef imports to U.S. officials

DALIAN, China - Japanese trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) is in talks with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (far L) and U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman (2nd from L) at a hotel in Dalian on July 12. Nakagawa said later he told the U.S. ministers Tokyo's position of waiting for an independent panel's approval to lift Japan's import ban on U.S. beef remains unchanged.

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Nakagawa repeats Japan's stance on beef imports to U.S. officials

DALIAN, China - Japanese trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa (C) chats with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (L) and U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman (R) prior to their meeting at a hotel in DAlian on July 12.

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Nakagawa repeats Japan's stance on beef imports to U.S. official

DALIAN, China - Japanese trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa (C) chats with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (L) and U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman (R) prior to their meeting at a hotel in DAlian on July 12. (Kyodo)

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Nakagawa repeats Japan's stance on beef imports to U.S. official

DALIAN, China - Japanese trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) is in talks with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (far L) and U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman (2nd from L) at a hotel in Dalian on July 12. Nakagawa said later he told the U.S. ministers Tokyo's position of waiting for an independent panel's approval to lift Japan's import ban on U.S. beef remains unchanged. (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. farm ministers reach no conclusion on beef imports

DALIAN, China - Japanese farm minister Yoshinobu Shimamura speaks at a press conference following his talks with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at a hotel in Dalian on July 13. Shimamura said he and Johanns remained apart over Japan's lifting of its import ban on U.S. beef. (Kyodo)

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Farm ministers end WTO talks in Australia

GOLD COAST, Australia - (From L to R) Japanese farm minister Mineichi Iwanaga, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Canadian farm minister Andy Mitchell, EU Commissioner for Agriculture Mariann Fischer Boel, and Australian farm minister Peter McGauran chat after ending their talks on a multilateral trade agreement in Australia's Gold Coast on Aug. 21. (Kyodo)

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USDA unveils investigation report on beef exports to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer answers media questions following his talks with Japanese farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa in Tokyo on Feb. 17. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced in Washington a report into how banned material found its way into a U.S. beef shipment to Japan, and what measures are being taken to prevent a recurrence. (Kyodo)

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USDA unveils investigation report on beef exports to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa speaks with journalists after his talks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer on U.S. beef exports to Japan on Feb. 17. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced in Washington a report into how banned material found its way into a U.S. beef shipment to Japan, and what measures are being taken to prevent a recurrence. (Kyodo)

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U.S. asks Japan to resume American beef imports

LONDON, Britain - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (L) meets with Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa in London on March 10. (Kyodo)

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Nakagawa objects to U.S. plan to reduce No. of cows checked for

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (far left) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (far right) pose for photos prior to their talks in Geneva on May 2. Nakagawa told Johanns that reducing the number of cows to be checked for mad cow disease is never likely to be accepted positively in Japan. (Kyodo)

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U.S. to press Japan to remove age limit on beef imports: Johanns

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns tells Kyodo News on Nov. 3 that the United States will press Japan to remove the age limit on imports of U.S. beef, hardening its demand from an earlier call for raising the limit to 30 months from the current 20 months. (Kyodo)

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Johanns seeks talks to expand U.S. beef exports to Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka speaks at a joint news conference with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns in Washington on Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. farm ministers reach no conclusion on beef imports

DALIAN, China - Japanese farm minister Yoshinobu Shimamura (R) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns pose for photos prior to their talks at a hotel in Dalian on July 13. The two ministers remained apart over Japan's lifting of its import ban on U.S. beef, with both sides repeating their positions, Japanese officials said. (Kyodo)