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Strong sales of Japanese rice grains, beef, and tea leaves push Japan’s export of agricultural, forest and fishery products up 4.5% in 2017 1st half
TOKYO, Aug. 11 — According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF), Japan’s export of agricultural, forest and fishery products and food during the first half of the year 2017, from January to June, was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis to 378.6 billion yen. Export of rice grains, beef, and tea leaves was especially strong because of the popularity of Japanese food outside the country. Agricultural products including processed food in the six-month period totaled 228.4 billion yen, up 2% from the same term last year. Rice export jumped 27% to 1.5 billion yen (5,600 tons). This includes brown rice export that Japan has been … Continue reading
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Economic revitalization minister says revisions to the TPP agreement would be minimal
TOKYO, Aug. 10 – Toshimitsu Motegi, economic revitalization minister in charge of measures related to trade agreements, said in a group interview on Aug. 9 with The Japan Agricultural News and other media outlets that revisions to the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which the United States has withdrawn from, will be kept to “the minimum necessary.” Regarding the economic partnership agreement between Japan and the European Union, Motegi said the government will take all the necessary measures to promote expansion of Japan’s agricultural exports and maintain domestic production of important farm products – namely rice, wheat, beef and pork, dairy products and sugar. Q. By when do you want the 11 TPP … Continue reading
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【Series】 Our Noh no Ikebana：“Large tools can make your arrangement dramatic,” says Hiroyo Yahiro from Chikushino city, Fukuoka Prefecture(Aug. 4)
Today, let’s hear from Hiroyo Yahiro, 69, from Chikushino city, Fukuoka Prefecture, about how she enjoys Noh no Ikebana “I got to know about Noh no Ikebana in 1999 through my friend. In 2007, the Women’s Group of JA Chikushi, an agricultural cooperative in Fukuoka Prefecture, decided to have a local Noh no Ikebana group, which is now run by seven members to present arrangements mainly for JA events and meetings, maybe eight times a year. With my arrangement, I always treasure the season we are in now. I do so by using agricultural products, plants and flowers of the season and focusing on seasonal events like a girls’ festival … Continue reading
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Tokyo Olympic Village likely to consume 13 tons of rice and 19 tons of beef, report says
TOKYO Aug. 8 － The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games said on August 7, 2017, that Tokyo Olympic Village is likely to need approximately 600 tons of agricultural, forestry and fishery products to provide meals to Olympians. The committee has reached this number by adding up item-by-item estimates that include 13 tons of rice and grains and 19 tons of beef. It looked at the quantities of food offered at Olympics, Paralympics and other international tournaments in the past to make the forecast. However, the committee also pointed out that this number “is very likely to grow further.” By item, the village is said to require … Continue reading
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Gulf Japan Food Fund invests in new bakery chain in Dubai to expand food and agricultural exports from Japan
TOKYO, Aug. 2 – On August 1, 2017, the Gulf Japan Food Fund (GJFF), a private equity fund established by the Central Cooperative Bank for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (the Norinchukin Bank), Mizuho Bank, and other investors, said that it invested in Yamanote Atelier Restaurant, a firm developing a new bakery business in Dubai, the U.A.E, in July this year. Yamanote Atelier Restaurant is a new bakery chain created around the concept of “Japanese bakery.” It emphasizes high quality and food safety and imports ingredients such as wheat and beverage from Japan. This was the first investment made through the fund. The investors including the Norinchukin Bank anticipate that the … Continue reading
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