Japan

MAFF proposed revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources to add a disease and target animals subject to import quarantine (for aquaculture) in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1378 (dated 10 December 2025). The revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources will be published on 9 March 2026 and enter into force on 9 June 2026. Bilateral consultations with countries that have exported to Japan the crustaceans for aquaculture, which are subject to import quarantine as targeted aquatic animals, have confirmed that three months would be sufficient for the exporting countries to adapt to the revised health requirements.

In order to prevent the introduction of foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of raw milk and/or un-heated/un-treated milk products from Cyprus, including those shipped through third countries, on 21 February 2026 based on the "Animal Health Requirements for raw milk and/or milk products to be exported to Japan from Listed countries" and the Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".Importation of cloven-hoofed animals and products derived from cloven-hoofed animals other than milk and milk products, as well as straw and forage for feed from Cyprus have been prohibited under the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control. Therefore, only raw milk and un-heated/un-treated milk products are subject to the import suspension due to FMD outbreak.This is to inform that MAFF has removed Cyprus from the listed countries.

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicalPesticide: Isocycloseram

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicalPesticide: Phenmedipham

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicalPesticide: Benzyladenine