Japan will allow imports of North American beef again

Japan's government approved the easing of a two-year-old ban on U.S. and Canadian beef imports Monday, in a move that could resolve a bitter trans-Pacific trade row, says Mainichi Shinbun.

This will allow meat from cows under 21 months old back into the Japanese market. It was not immediately clear when the U.S. meat would again appear in Japanese supermarkets and restaurants, but Kyodo News agency and NHK have reported that North American meat could be back in Japan by the end of the year.

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