Nihon Shokuhin to import 150,000 tonnes US GMO corn

TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co (2892.T), one of Japan's top three corn processors, will purchase 150,000 tonnes of U.S. genetically modified corn in 2008 for food and non-food use, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.

The majority of the imports is for paper and other non-food uses. (Reporting by Risa Maeda)