called Japanese Black, in Yamagata Prefecture. With bleach used in hair salons or white spray, the researchers created stripes 3-4 centimeters wide on the cattle’s coats. The stripes had an ...

To qualify as Kobe beef, the meat must come exclusively from Japanese Black cattle of Tajima lineage and be raised in the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan. But that's just the beginning. Before earning ...

And the Japanese government tightly regulates wagyu ... it can sell for as much as $30,000. Comparatively, black Angus cattle, which are considered the cream of the crop in countries like the ...