Organic foods are now regulated in Japan by the law of standardization and proper labelling of agricultural and forestry products (the JAS law). In this paper I explain very briefly the outlines of JAS organic regulations and then how to export organic foods to Japan. The regulations consist of JAS Standard, Criteria for organic operators and criteria for certification organizations. For more details, please look at the English translation of the home page of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF):.http://maff.go.jp.
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