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Japan launches food export initiative with Thailand

Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Genjiro Kaneko (left) and Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on hold talks in Bangkok on Thursday. (Kyodo photo)

Japan has launched a trading platform in Bangkok to increase exports of Japanese foodstuffs to Thailand and further promote Japanese cuisine in the kingdom.

The establishment of the Japan Food Export Platform came as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government plans to increase the country’s annual export of agricultural, forest and fishery products to 5 trillion yen ($38.58 billion) by 2030 from over 1 trillion yen in 2021.

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Genjiro Kaneko said at the launch ceremony on Thursday that Thailand…

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