Mad for U.S. beef, herd heads for Tokyo restaurant (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Hundreds of people queued up at a central Tokyo restaurant on Monday to savor a dish not tasted for more than two years -- "beef bowl" made with U.S. meat. [News Source]

American Beef Returns to Asia (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The U.S. Ambassador was among customers thronging a major Japanese fast-food chain Monday to savor the return of a popular rice dish topped with American beef that was off the menu for more than two years due to mad cow fears. [News Source]

Fans celebrate return of Yoshinoya beef bowl after lifting of US beef ban (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japanese diners have celebrated the eagerly waited return of gyudon, a beef bowl dish by the Yoshinoya restaurant chain, after Japan lifted a ban on US beef imports. [News Source]