date:Jul 02, 2013
Growers to the Embassy: On June 17, 2013, a group of cherry growers from Sagae City in Yamagata Prefecture visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Japan hosted a marketing seminar for the group who came to Tokyo to study how their products are being distributed and marketed in Japan. FAS Japan staff shared their experiences of marketing U.S. agricultural products to foreign markets, including Japan. The Japanese government is currently promoting policies that encou