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Mad cow outbreak ruins Japan's prized Matsusaka beef market
Tokyo reports a sharp drop in demand as bovine spongiform encephalopathy concerns spread. Officials confirm few animals infected yet domestic consumption and export markets crater. Farmers, wholesalers, and chefs warn recovery could take years while testing and assurances fail to restore confidence.
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Tokyo
Hiromich Murakami
Matsusaka
Murakami
Ers
Akinobu Inuzuka
Livecrack Industry Division
Agriculture Ministry
Japan
Yanant Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Britain
Tsutomu Takebe
Asia
Hong Kong
Australia
China
United States