Japan formally decides to lift import ban on U.S. beef

Japan formally decides to lift import ban on U.S. beef

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi (L), senior vice minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries speaks during a meeting of the farm ministry in Tokyo on July 27 to endorse the resumption of beef trade with the United States.

Japan formally decides to resume North American beef imports

Japan formally decides to resume North American beef imports

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture Vice Minister Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi speaks during a news conference at his ministry Dec. 12 as Japan formally decided the same day to conditionally resume imports of beef from young cattle of the United States and Canada, about two years after Japan imposed a ban on the beef due to concerns about mad cow disease.

Japan formally decides to resume North American beef imports

Japan formally decides to resume North American beef imports

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture Vice Minister Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi speaks during a news conference at his ministry Dec. 12 as Japan formally decided the same day to conditionally resume imports of beef from young cattle of the United States and Canada, about two years after Japan imposed a ban on the beef due to concerns about mad cow disease. (Kyodo)

Japan formally decides to lift import ban on U.S. beef

Japan formally decides to lift import ban on U.S. beef

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi (L), senior vice minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries speaks during a meeting of the farm ministry in Tokyo on July 27 to endorse the resumption of beef trade with the United States. (Kyodo)

Foodies queue up for artisan bread in Toyama

Foodies queue up for artisan bread in Toyama

Susumu Miyakoshi serves loaves of plain bread just after baking at Etchu Iwase Bakery Miya in Toyama, Japan, on June 13, 2017. Miyakoshi, who was trained in Germany and Tokyo, won the top prize in the plain loaf category at the Bakery Japan Cup in Osaka earlier in the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo