Japan lifts age restrictions on U.S beef imports

Japan's government on Friday fully lifted age restrictions on beef imported from the United States for the first time since measures were imposed in 2003 to counter mad cow disease.The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare removed a ban on U.S. beef from cattle older than 30 months after the food safety commission signed off on the move in January.The move comes as Japan has faced mounting pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to give American farmers greater access to its agricultural market.In addition to asking for the age restriction to be removed, Washington has pushed Tokyo to cut…READ FULL ARTICLE