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WAGYU

When chef Yoshihiro Kitagawa returned to his hometown of Matsusaka to open Shibousai Kitagawa in 2015, he chose a tranquil location on the rural fringe of the city.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants
Dec 22, 2024
Shibousai Kitagawa: Creative Chinese in the home of Matsusaka wagyu
Alongside the superlative array of vegetable appetizers, a focal point at Shibousai Kitagawa is the revered local Matsusaka wagyu.
High-end wagyu products from Japan are sold at prices about 2.5 times those of U.S. and Australian wagyu, according to Japan's Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corp.
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2024
JETRO draws up guidelines for wagyu labeling in U.S.
The move by JETRO comes as wagyu is not necessarily recognized as being of Japanese origin in the United States.
An event to promote wagyu beef is held in New York on Sunday.
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Jul 22, 2024
Japan targets beef exports with wagyu promotional event in New York
Japan¡¯s beef exports to the U.S. rose 1.6% in 2023 from the previous year making it the country¡¯s second-largest beef export market after Taiwan.
Chikako Utsumi holds bottles of Rose Mind at Tenpoichi sake brewer in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 7, 2023
Local Hiroshima sake and beef grow in popularity due to G7
Popular sake Rose Mind has seen its popularity surge since it was served during the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2023
Wagyu goes high tech to meet surging demand
Farmers say overseas wagyu fans help make up for weak domestic demand, particularly in premium cuts such as sirloin.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Nov 21, 2022
Prized marbled wagyu at crossroads as industry shifts focus to fat quality
With the graying of the population and increasing health consciousness, a growing number of consumers are preferring lean meat.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Oct 3, 2022
What Japan¡¯s iconic beef can teach us about ¡®soft power¡¯
The upcoming u2018Wagyu Olympics¡¯ in Kagoshima Prefecture is expected to create much-needed buzz about the industry among consumers at home and abroad.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 3, 2021
When life gave him olives, this Shodoshima farmer made world-class beef
Shodoshima¡¯s Olive-fed Wagyu Beef is taking the ¡°Wagyu Olympics¡± by storm, and putting the island on the gastronome¡¯s map.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020
Auto and beef exports from Japan to EU higher after first year of EPA
Automobile and wagyu beef exports to the European Union are increasing thanks to tariff cuts under an economic partnership agreement between Japan and the EU, which took effect on Feb. 1 last year.
Japan Times
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Jan 20, 2020
Japan mulling legislation to ban smuggling of wagyu genetic materials
The agriculture ministry will propose a new law aimed at preventing the smuggling to other countries of genetic materials, such as fertilized eggs and semen, related to wagyu cattle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Oct 12, 2019
An unexpected synergy of sake and wagyu
Innovative sake company Nihonshu Oendan has teamed up with Yakiniku Yazawa to pair its junmai daiginju014d sake with wagyu beef.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 27, 2019
Doner Kebab Chao: Doner kebabs get a wagyu brisket upgrade
Don¡¯t let Doner Kebab Chao¡¯s nondescript ¡®take-out joint¡¯ decor fool you: It serves some of the most innovative chicken and beef doner kebabs in Osaka.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 16, 2019
Aldebaran: The burger debate isn¡¯t over yet, but it could be
Quick: What¡¯s Tokyo¡¯s best burger joint? Cue heated discussion ad nauseam. Ultimately, the question is so subjective it¡¯s not worth the argument. But if you want a premium burger with lashings of atmosphere and setting, then look no further than Aldebaran.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2018
Your wagyu beef may be getting even pricier
The world¡¯s most pampered cows are finding that a key supplement in their carefully designed diet is getting harder to come by thanks to thousands of pigs falling sick in China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 1, 2018
Yakiniku Champion Haneda: Wagyu roll ready for take-off
Picture this: A generous amount of A5 wagyu beef lightly grilled with a proprietary tare sauce. Next, it¡¯s wrapped up inside the leaves of fragrant sangchu (Korean lettuce), along with kimchi and spicy mayonnaise. Finally, it¡¯s rolled up in white rice, coated with a generous helping of sesame seeds...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 4, 2018
Mensho San Francisco: Ramen given the West Coast treatment
It¡¯s no secret: Ramen is big in America, and getting bigger fast. It also seems to be undergoing some unusual mutations in its new, no-holds-barred environment. No one understands this better than the self-styled ¡°hyper ramen creator,¡± Tomoharu Shono.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2018
Top wagyu exporter Itoham projects 16% surge to new sales record this year
Itoham Foods Inc., the nation¡¯s biggest exporter of premium wagyu, expects shipments to hit a record with Taiwanese demand for the beef set to triple and exports to Brazil on the verge of beginning.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 30, 2017
Henry¡¯s Burger Akihabara: Same top wagyu, grander digs
At last, Kentaro Henry Nakahara has an outlet to match the quality of the meat he uses and the scale of his ambition. When he opened the first branch of his eponymous burger restaurant in Daikanyama back in late 2015, the justifiable excitement was inevitably tempered by the diminutive scale of the operation....
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 16, 2017
Wagyumafia: The Cutlet Sandwich offers rich cuts of beef
Wagyu beef could hardly be hotter in Tokyo these days. The richly marbled meat from Japan¡¯s prize pampered cattle is drawing global gastronauts to some of the city¡¯s most exclusive and expensive venues, none more so than Wagyumafia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2017
Japan picks ¡®Wagyu Olympics¡¯ winners amid growing demand for luxury beef
More than 500 cattle paraded through a ring in the Tohoku region for the ¡°Wagyu Olympics¡± to win prizes and recognition as the most fertile ¡ª and mouth-watering ¡ª examples of wagyu beef, increasingly popular among foodies around the world.
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