Kiwamu Yokokawa

Kiwamu Yokokawa, chairman of the Japan Foodservice Association, said: "The psychological impact (of the ban) on the food service sector is strong.

Kiwamu Yokokawa, chairman of the Japan Food Service Association, said he hoped U.S. beef would not disappear so soon after its return.

"Restaurateurs waited for two long years for U.S. beef to finally come back to Japan," Yokokawa said.

Kiwamu Yokokawa, chairman of the Japan Food Service Association, said he hoped U.S. beef would not disappear so soon after its return.

"Restaurateurs waited for two long years for U.S. beef to finally come back to Japan," Yokokawa said.