JAPAN SETS 1987/88 FIRST HALF BEEF IMPORT QUOTA The Agriculture Ministry said it set Japan's beef import quota for the six months from April 1 at 93,000 tonnes, up from 83,000 in the second half of 1986/87 and 85,000 a year earlier. Under an agreement with the U.S. And Australia, Japan has been increasing imports by 9,000 tonnes a year from March 31, 1985, to reach a projected 177,000 tonnes in the year to March 31, 1988.