The majority of Japanese consumers have never consumed game meat as revealed in a survey conducted in October 2020. The largest share of respondents who ate game meat, almost 22 percent, consumed it on one day every few years.
The game meat segment in Japan includes mainly deer and wild boars, with bears and badgers being served as local specialties. To promote game as a source for meat, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries introduced a certification system for game meat processors in 2018 to supplement the certifications of local systems.
Frequency of eating game meat in Japan as of October 2020
The survey was conducted among inhabitants of the prefectures Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, and Shiga.
Original question after reading an explanation on game meat: "Do you eat game meat (mainly deer and boars)? Please answer with how often you eat game meat."
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Japan Meat Information Service Center. (March 10, 2021). Frequency of eating game meat in Japan as of October 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288594/japan-game-meat-consumption-frequency/
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Japan Meat Information Service Center. (2021). Frequency of eating game meat in Japan as of October 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288594/japan-game-meat-consumption-frequency/
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