AgricultureHuge market awaits for wagyu, scallops if red tape can be overcomeBeef is a key part of Japan's goal of growing farm exports. (Photo by Atsushi Kato) KOSUKE SHINOHARA, MASAMITSU ITO and TAKUMI SASAKIAugust 2, 2025 07:41 JSTTOKYO/KAGOSHIMA, Japan -- China's move toward resuming imports of Japanese beef for the first time in 24 years is raising hopes in Japan's livestock regions, with producers eyeing the Chinese enormous market as their home one shrinks and U.S. tariffs cause global trade turmoil.