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FOOD

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jul 24, 2022
Recipe: Sauteed and marinated chilled tofu
Can't decide between a cold dish or a hot one? Don't.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 24, 2022
If you can’t beat the heat, savor it at Kakan
The best kept (and spiciest) secret in Kanagawa tofu dishes has finally come to Tokyo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 24, 2022
Japan's fatty fish: Yet another climate change harbinger?
Savor the next time you order a fatty piece of fish at the sushi counter. Fisherman on the frontlines say you may not be able to for long.
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WORLD
Jul 23, 2022
Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odesa port, key to grain deal
Kyiv described the attack as a 'spit in the face' of a deal signed by the warring neighbors a day earlier to resume grain exports blocked by the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 23, 2022
Ukraine's grain challenge involves clearing mines, finding ships and trusting Putin
Ukraine finally secured a deal aimed at restarting crucial Black Sea grain exports that have been crippled by Russia's invasion. But getting them going won't be easy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 18, 2022
Soaring prices take toll on Japan's food banks
A rising number of them have recently been hit by soaring prices due to the weaker yen and the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2022
A global famine is still an avoidable disaster
Putin's desire to maintain Russia's status as a leading grain exporter gives the U.S. and its allies leverage to try to restore Ukraine's unhindered access to global commodity markets.
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WORLD
Jul 16, 2022
God's will or ecological disaster? Mexico takes aim at Mennonite deforestation
In Campeche, the Mennonites say that expanding farms to provide a simple life for their families is the will of God. In the eyes of ecologists, the farms are an environmental disaster.
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WORLD
Jul 14, 2022
Breakthrough seen in Ukraine grain export talks as heavy shelling continues
Apart from being major global wheat suppliers, Russia is also a large fertilizer exporter and Ukraine a significant producer of corn and sunflower oil.
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BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2022
Cutting China’s pork prices means reining in millions of farmers
A surge in the cost of China's staple meat has officials worried about inflation, which grew faster than expected in June.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 10, 2022
Toast in translation: Aomori's ‘British’ sandwich mania
Aomori's favorite bakery treat comes straight from Old Blighty — or does it?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2022
Rising cost of farming casts shadow over Upper House race in Hokkaido
Higher fertilizer and animal feed prices are putting the prefecture's key agriculture sector under pressure, making inflation an even bigger issue there than the rest of the nation.
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JAPAN
Jul 4, 2022
Japan to launch survey on weight and dietary habits of young women
Being underweight puts individual health at greater risk, and underweight mothers can present a danger to newborn children.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 3, 2022
Japan's consumers asked to accept pricier Philippine bananas
The embassy's unusual request for a price hike was made to the Japan Retailers Association, which includes supermarkets among its members, in early June.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 3, 2022
Caviar ‘bumps’ are all the rage
You don't need to be a billionaire to enjoy a bit of caviar in this down-to-earth fashion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jul 3, 2022
Recipe: Panfried ginger pork
Savory pork and fresh ginger as a way to beat the heat? According to Japanese culinary tradition, yes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2022
Japan’s top maker of baby-formula joins race to feed American children
Meiji Holdings has applied to the Food and Drug Administration for authorization to export to the United States, including specialized formula and its portable cube-shaped powder milk.
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BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2022
Summer food price hikes to hit Japan
The total number of food items subject to price hikes this year has reached 15,257. The figure is highly likely to surpass 20,000 by year-end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2022
From war to wild weather, global crop problems point to years of high food prices
The world has perhaps never seen this level of simultaneous agricultural disruption, according to agriculture executives, industry analysts, farmers and economists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2022
Food export bans from India to Argentina risk fueling inflation
Analysts say export restrictions will worsen the rise in food prices and risk producing a domino effect as a deepening crisis prompts other countries to take similar steps.

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