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BEEF

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jun 10, 2014
What's: Fine Matsusaka beef in a restaurant as unusual as its name
Culinary epiphanies don't happen often, but when they do, they are food for thought. I had one recently dining on prime Japanese beef and it was an experience that, on reflection, recalled a childhood event. Not that I grew up eating wagyū — far from it; rather, the portion of seared beef reminded...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 28, 2014
No sacred cows in Japan's beef bowl war
Who will triumph in the “gyudon (beef bowl) war” and what started in all? Read all about it in this week's FYI.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2014
U.S. beef exporters disadvantaged by Aussie-Japan free trade pact
U.S. beef shipments to Japan may drop after the largest Asian buyer inked a deal with Australia to begin reducing import tariffs as early as next year, the agriculture ministry said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2014
Farmers bet on steaks twice the price of silver
Hirotaka Sekiguchi dresses his "wagyu" calves in T-shirts and jackets to protect them against the spring chill and an expected avalanche of cheap foreign beef.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 13, 2013
Where's the beef? Japanese taste buds dictate processing methods
Is that steak you're eating technically a steak?
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2013
Eased limits now allow sale of U.S. beef below 30 months
Japan eases its limits on U.S. beef imports, permitting retailers to begin selling meat from cattle less than 30 months old.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 16, 2012
Yoshihashi: Top-class sukiyaki at a fraction of the price
Elegance, refinement, exclusivity: These are qualities only to be expected at any high-end Japanese restaurant. Affordability? Think again. Or, rather, think different. That's the way to approach Yoshihashi.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 30, 2010
Summer gift season tests Miyazaki meat rep
Dept. stores worry that Miyasaki's foot and mouth disease outbreak could put a chill on chugen sales.

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