required report public distribution date 2 17 2006 gain number ja6504 japan exporter guide update 2005 approved by mark dries director agricultural trade office ato tokyo prepared kevin sage el deputy nobuo haruta & alex otsuka marketing specialists akemi harima specialist osaka midori iijima ag assistant affairs jarrod jones intern highlights this is a 100 percent of the impact recent food safety issues including efforts to resume normal for us beef continues have unprecedented influence in market nevertheless opportunities continue grow health nutrition and organic products ingredients segments processed convenience beverages premium quality are also promising prospective exporters encouraged follow regulatory changes s system stay up with reports from both atos includes psd no matrix annual ja2 ja usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 09 page 54 unclassified