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Agriculture
12:34 pm
Thu January 31, 2013

Now That Beef With Japan Is Over, Missouri's Economy Stands To Gain

Credit Veronique LaCapra/St. Louis Public Radio

Originally published on Thu January 31, 2013 11:45 am

Japan's decision to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports will provide a boost to the American meat industry, but tight supplies may limit how much exports can grow this year.

Beef producers hope to restore Japanese sales to where they were before the first case of mad cow disease was found in the United States in 2003.

Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill commended Japan’s decision to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports, saying it will be a boost for Missouri's economy.

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Global Journalist
6:10 pm
Thu September 6, 2012

Tensions flare up between China and Japan over disputed islands

Credit AP Photo/Kyodo News
This June 2011 file photo shows Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in the East China Sea.

There’s a new twist to an epic territorial dispute between Japan and China.

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Global Journalist
6:03 pm
Thu March 8, 2012

Japan: One year after the devastation

 

Sunday will mark the one-year anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit coastal Japan. 

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