US and Japan Hold Talks Over Exporting US Beef To Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 23: The trademark dish of the Yoshinoya chain of restaurants - a beef bowl - is seen at a table, January 23, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. The cessation of beef imports from The U.S. into Japan means that Yoshinoya will run out of its stock of beef by February this year. J.B. Penn, U.S. Undersecretary for Farm and Agricultural Services is meeting Hiroshi Nakagawa Director-General, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau today to discuss the export of US beef to Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)