Poultry processor guilty over brand-chicken labeling fraud

Thursday 25th December, 03:43 AM JST

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BlackFlag at 11:13 AM JST - 25th December

Fujiwara, who had admitted to the charges and sought leniency, immediately appealed the ruling.

I bet he did, must have thought the apology would get him off. 4 years, I'm pleasantly surprised
Sarge at 11:18 AM JST - 25th December

Seems like there's a false labelling scandal every week.

"cheap chicken products"

Yesterday Family Mart was selling their fried chicken for 100 yen.
martyman at 02:35 PM JST - 25th December

Chicken, eel, rice, milk! The great food conspiracy in Japan is happening. That and suspended sentences. It took two years to figure this case out, I hope the sentencing dosnt take as long.
smithinjapan at 02:04 AM JST - 26th December

All the people I know who have been ranting for the past two years about how much safer and more trustworthy Japanese food is have more or less stopped talking. For those who haven't I enjoy pointing out what they probably haven't seen in the Japanese media. My point is that Japan is NO safer than anywhere else, and in fact it's probably much worse than anyone knows , or the Japanese CARE to know, about. I mean, in China a man was executed over the whole 'cardboard in the dumplings' scandal; in Japan they get suspended sentences all the time. I'm happy this guy at least got a little bit of a slap on the wrist for adding to the problem.
bobbafett at 02:20 AM JST - 26th December

Yo Smithy,

I am not yet in the last 2 years, in various pseudonyms, to see a post in support of local produce, however I agree about the fact that it must be worse than anyone knows.
WilliB at 03:42 AM JST - 31st December

I am really bothered by all these food scandals here recently. We all have to eat. If we can´t trust the food we buy is what it is supposed to be, where does that leave us?