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【Opinion】 Imitating American style is not a way to build strong agricultural sector (Dec. 21, 2015)
Tatsuru Uchida, philosopher and martial artist For the past decade, I have been offering an adult education program at my school. This year’s theme is comparative institutional analysis, in which attendants compare mechanisms of specific sectors in Japan and foreign countries. The theme was set to let attendants realize that some mechanisms regarded by Japanese people as the norm are actually something unique and unparalleled in other countries. The other day, one of the attendants gave a presentation on the comparison of agricultural protection policies in Japan and the United States. A former worker at a multinational enterprise, he moved to a mountainous area in Hyogo Prefecture to engage … Continue reading
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【News】 More home-made fruits and vegetables sold directly, bypassing wholesale markets (Dec. 17, 2015)
Satoshi Kawahata Sales of domestically-produced fruits and vegetables through wholesale markets have both declined about 10 percent in the last eight years, The Japan Agricultural News learned by information disclosure request made to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The sales, especially of fruits, through wholesalers are continuing to drop in recent years. Experts point out that as demand for processed products is rising, more growing regions are dealing directly with processing firms. In order to revitalize wholesale markets, it is necessary for wholesalers to respond to new demands in addition to dealing fresh produce, they say. The ministry discloses the percentage of fruits and vegetables that are … Continue reading
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【News】 Colorful banner parade to signal arrival of winter (Dec. 13, 2015)
Kotaro Yamada – Kohata Banner Festival (Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture) – In early December every year, a procession of villagers carrying colorful tall banners walk around the village of Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture. The festival is called Kohata Hatamatsuri (banner festival). For Japan, it is one of the important intangible folk cultural assets; for the villagers, the colorful banner parade is the signal of the end of the year and the arrival of the real cold winter. The highlight of the festival is, of course, gigantic banners of up to nine meters long, each made by sawing up long pieces of cloth in five colors of white, red, yellow, green, blue and … Continue reading
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【Editorial】 Liberalization of dairy market threatens Japan’s cheese industry (Dec. 11, 2015)
Concerns are growing over the impact of market liberalization on dairy farmers. Many fear that cuts and abolishment of tariffs on cheese under the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement could severely hamper development of domestic cheese production, which has been a major pillar of the nation’s dairy policy. Now is the time for the government and the private sector to work together to review the policy to cope with expected challenges. Japan Dairy Association (J-Milk) believes that adverse effects of the TPP agreement cannot be avoided, although details of the agreement need to be examined thoroughly. Tariffs on skim milk powder and butter will remain unchanged and the new low-tariff quota … Continue reading
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【News】 A Tokushima firm develops snare trap for monkeys (Dec. 9, 2015)
Sugimoto Kogyo based in Komatsushima, Tokushima Prefecture, has developed the nation’s first snare trap for wild monkeys. The trap is designed to be hung vertically at a certain height above ground, and captures monkeys by tying up their arms by wires when they try to reach for food set inside. It will require less space than box traps, and is easy to install. A wire trap is placed on the rim of a transparent container with a diameter of about 25cm. If a monkey reaches for fruits set inside the container and tries to take them out, its arm will be trapped. The trap can be hung from pillars … Continue reading
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