Beef imports were suspended in January after Japanese authorities found prohibited cuts in a shipment of US beef.
If everything goes smoothly, the Japan Times reported, the Japanese Government is likely to make a decision on whether or not to resume imports by the end of June and US beef could start entering the Japanese market in July.
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