{"topic_id":"gain_ja2025-0065_japan","category":"intl-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: gain_ja2025-0065_japan\ncategory: USDA-GAIN-INTL\ntitle: FAIRS Country Report Annual - Japan (JA2025-0065)\nlang: en\nsource: USDA GAIN JA2025-0065 (January 07, 2026)\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 2333\nextra: {\"country\": \"Japan\", \"report_id\": \"JA2025-0065\", \"report_date\": \"January 07, 2026\"}\n---\n\n# FAIRS Country Report Annual - Japan\n\n**Report Number:** JA2025-0065\n**Date:** January 07, 2026\n**Country:** Japan\n**Prepared By:** USDA FAS Foreign Agricultural Service\n**Source:** [USDA GAIN Report](https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=FAIRS+Country+Report+Annual_Tokyo_Japan_JA2025-0065)\n\n## Report Highlights\n\nRequired Report: Required - Public Distribution\n\nDate: January 07, 2026\nReport Number:\n\nJA2025-0065\n\nReport Name: FAIRS Country Report Annual\nCountry: Japan\nPost: Tokyo\nReport Category: FAIRS Country Report\n\nPrepared By:\n\nFAS/Tokyo Staff\n\nApproved By: Ryan Bedford\nReport Highlights:\nThis report provides an overview of Japan’s regulations and standards for foods and agricultural\nproducts. New to this report are updates for heat-treated poultry from designated establishments and the\nexpansion of organic equivalence agreements to include alcoholic beverages such as grape wines. For\nmore information on Japan's certification requirements, see the FAIRS Export Certificate Report for\nJapan. For updates and developments in Japan’s regulations and standards for foods and agricultural\nproducts, check the USDA Japan website at www.usdajapan.org.\n\nTHIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY\nSTATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY\n\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\nTABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................... 2\nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 4\nSECTION I. FOOD LAWS..................................................................................................................... 5\nSECTION II. LABELING REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................... 6\nFRESH FOOD LABELING ......................................................................................................................... 6\nPROCESSED FOOD LABELING ................................................................................................................. 6\nFOOD ADDITIVES LABELING .................................................................................................................. 7\nORGANIC FOOD LABE\n\n## Source\n\nUSDA GAIN (Global Agricultural Information Network)\nOriginal source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service\n\n---\n\n*Last updated: 2026-07-18*\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":2333,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}