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News

• Alberta Promotes Beef and Pork in Japan - May-2012
• Launch of Canada-Japan free trade agreement negotiations - Mar-2012 (Prime Minister of Canada)
• Economic Partnership Agreement Launched with Japan - Canada's Second Largest Agriculture Export Market - Mar-2012 (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

• Canada and Japan explore bilateral trade deal - Dec-2011 (bilaterals.org)
• Government of Canada Welcomes Japan's Move Toward Easing Restrictions on Beef Imports - Dec-2011 (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
• Japan's New Growth Strategy to create demand and jobs - Apr-2011 (OECD)
  Achieving deeper economic integration with Asia depends on reducing support for agriculture to facilitate more bilateral and regional trade agreements, while bringing down barriers to foreign direct investment and foreign workers. Policies to expand venture capital would help launch innovative firms.
  http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/oecd-economic-surveys-japan-2011/japan-s-new-growth-strategy-to-create-demand-and-jobs_eco_surveys-jpn-2011-6-en
• Joint Study on the Possibility of a Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement - Feb-2011 (DFAIT)
• Canadian Beef Exports to Japan Return to Pre-BSE Levels (pdf) – Jan-2011
  Reported in “The Beef Magazine,” Japan's imports of Canadian beef and veal have "rebounded" back to their highest volumes since before it and several other countries shut their ports to the product in 2003. Read more.
  

• Japan-Alberta Relations (pdf)
• Hokkaido - Alberta Relations (pdf)
• Japan Economic Overview - May-2010 (Export Development Canada)
• Country Profile - April 2010 (pdf 10 pages)

• Agri-Food Consumer Profile - Japan - May-2011 (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

• Entering Japan's Agri-Food Market - A Guide for Canadian Exporters - 2011 (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
  This guide is intended to help Canadian agri-food exporters prepare for the demands and needs of the Japanese market.
• Japan Exporter Guide - Dec-2010 (United States Department of Agriculture)
  Although targeted at U.S. exporters, this guide provides good information on the market and business tips.
• Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Dec-2010 (United States Department of Agriculture)
  Much of the information in useful for Canadian exporters.
• Japan Market Information Summary (pdf) - Mar-2009
  Japan is Alberta’s second largest export market for agri-food exports and is the world’s largest net importer of food products. Therefore, Japan is a key market to focus on for the Alberta agri-food industry...

• Recommended Events

• Lana Gudmundson Bio
  International Relations and Marketing Branch
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• Alberta Office in Japan