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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2018
Pig out? Asia gets a taste of climate-friendly vegan 'pork'
It's Friday afternoon at the Venetian Macao hotel's Portofino restaurant, and on the terrace a handful of chefs in white uniforms are preparing the casino hub's famous pork chop bun for waiting guests.
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BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2018
Edible insects hit supermarket shelves in U.K.
Fancy some roasted crickets for a light snack? Look no further than in the local supermarket aisles.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2018
Brexit is killing the great British curry house
Syed Joynu was in for a rude shock on a September morning when he walked into Indos — the curry house he owns just outside London. It was already 10:30 a.m. and not a single employee had turned up.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 17, 2018
Yuu: Relaxed kappō dining worth crossing town for
It is not hard to track down the very best of Tokyo's high-end Japanese restaurants. After all, there are plenty of guides and websites to point you on your way. At street level, too, it's easy to locate good noodle joints, yakitori counters or mom and pop diners. Navigating the middle ground, though,...
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2018
It's time to rethink animal agriculture
The production of meat and dairy products is both highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and a key contributor to the problem.
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JAPAN
Nov 11, 2018
Prices down for Japan-grown matsutake thanks to good weather
Domestic matsutake mushrooms, usually a high-priced autumn delicacy, have become more affordable due to a good harvest, with wholesale prices halving in some areas.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2018
Japanese business group decries Taiwan's continued ban on Japanese food imports in wake of 3/11
The Japanese business community in Taipei on Friday lamented over Taiwan's continued ban on food imports from five Japanese prefectures imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2018
Japan and China agree to start regular talks on food safety
Japan and China have agreed to start having minister-class officials conduct regular talks mainly regarding food safety.
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JAPAN
Nov 4, 2018
Business and political leaders in Kyoto push for efforts to fight food loss
For Japan to achieve its goal of reducing household food waste by 50 percent by fiscal 2030 compared with 2000, consumers and manufacturers need to change how they think about food, participants at a recent meeting on food loss said.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 1, 2018
As high-rise farms go global, Japan's Spread leads the way
In the hills between Kyoto, Osaka and Nara prefectures, surrounded by technology companies and startups, Spread Co. is preparing to open the world's largest automated leaf-vegetable factory.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 27, 2018
Taco Fanatico: A new Mexican in Nakameguro
Taco Fanatico, a self-proclaimed 'specialty taco store' newly opened in Nakameguro, is out to revolutionize Tokyo's Mexican food options with their variety of homemade authentic and 'fusion' tacos.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 27, 2018
Overheard in the newsroom
'I can confirm he (philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre) died from food poisoning, but I can't confirm he died after consuming rotten horse meat.'
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WORLD
Oct 27, 2018
Balkan chefs break pancake record
A team of Balkan chefs rustled up a record number of a pancakes on Friday, making 14,186 in eight hours at Sarajevo's tourist fair.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2018
Abe and Xi expected to discuss food import ban, but chances of progress uncertain
China's import ban on Japanese food introduced following the March 2011 nuclear disaster is likely to be discussed between Japanese and Chinese leaders in upcoming summit talks in Beijing this week, though whether any progress can be made on the discussion is uncertain.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Oct 20, 2018
For Kyoto, a chance to lead Japan in fight against food loss
Compared with constitutional revision, the economy, celebrity gossip and pontificating (if not panicking) over geopolitical changes in East Asia and Japan's role in those changes, Japan's mainstream media and politicians had, until recently, given environmental issues less attention.
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BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2018
Freeze-dried food guru engages in decades-long quest to take fare to new heights
Apply 140 milliliters of hot water on the brown rectangular block, then stir for 60 seconds and voila, a steaming plate of chicken cutlet curry — that quintessential Japanese comfort food — is resurrected from its mummified state, offering instant gratification with minimal preparation.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Oct 14, 2018
After 16 years, Fukushima's Aizu Koshihikari still the brand of choice for popular Tokyo rice ball shop
A popular rice ball shop stands near Tokyo Station's Yaesu Central Gate, drawing long lines of customers waiting to buy products made with rice from Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, known for remaining soft with a touch of sweetness even when it gets cold.
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BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2018
Japan firm claims success in artificial cultivation of low-cost, matsutake-like mushroom
A fertilizer-maker in western Japan has claimed success in artificially cultivating bakamatsutake mushrooms — a species related to the highly prized matsutake mushroom, with a similar taste and flavor.
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JAPAN
Oct 11, 2018
Japan's representative in Taiwan expresses disappointment over plan to press ahead with referendum on food ban
Japan's de facto ambassador to Taiwan voiced disappointment Wednesday over plans by Taipei to hold a referendum next month on whether to maintain a ban on food products from five Japanese prefectures, which was imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2018
'War' on food waste can save money and boost profits, Israeli tech firm says
Wasteless, an Israeli firm seeking to reduce food waste and save consumers money, won $2 million in funding on Tuesday, as more businesses seek to cut food losses amid rising global hunger.

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