Insights and Stories on Japan

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Trade mission heads for Japan as Canada becomes the country’s top pork supplier

Sep. 22, 2025 at 3:49 pm CDT

Canadian pork industry members are headed to Japan on a trade mission this week as Canada supplants the U.S. as Japan’s top pork supplier.

China accounting for bulk of Canadian canola exports so far

Dec. 7, 2023 at 1:56 pm CST

By Glacier FarmMedia Phil Franz-Warkentin

French foie gras makers toast rising output after bird flu gloom

Oct. 19, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Sybille De La Hamaide

Japan lifts last of BSE-era restrictions off Canadian beef

Mar. 27, 2023 at 8:32 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

China top destination for Canadian grains, oilseeds

Feb. 1, 2023 at 8:21 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canada to boost defence, cyber security in Indo-Pacific policy

Nov. 28, 2022 at 1:50 am CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, outlining $2.3 billion in spending to boost military and cyber security in the region and vowed to deal with a “disruptive” China while working with it on climate change and trade issues. The plan detailed in a 26-page […]

By David Ljunggren Ismail Shakil

USDA reports offer new oilseed insights from India, Japan

Apr. 6, 2022 at 4:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports on Wednesday, including new information regarding oilseeds in India and Japan. Oilseed production in India is projected to increase by one per cent at 42.1 million tonnes in […]

By MarketsFarm

Canada’s drought forces canola importers to turn elsewhere

Oct. 4, 2021 at 3:25 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s smallest canola harvest in 13 years, resulting from severe drought, is forcing importers like Japan and Mexico to pay more or scour other countries for the yellow-flowering oilseed. With the scant available Canadian canola fetching high prices, customers of the world’s biggest canola exporter are […]

By Rod Nickel

China applies to join Trans-Pacific trade pact

Sep. 16, 2021 at 2:10 pm CDT

Updated, Sept. 17 — Beijing | Reuters — Japan said it would have to determine if China meets the “extremely high standards” of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after the world’s second-biggest economy formally applied to join. Commerce Minister Wang Wentao submitted China’s application to join […]

By Reuters

Trans-Pacific trade partners agree for U.K. to start joining process

Jun. 2, 2021 at 3:28 am CDT

Tokyo | Reuters — Member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Wednesday officially agreed to allow the United Kingdom to start the process of joining the pact, Japan’s economy minister said. Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters he welcomed the start of Britain’s […]