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【News】Shimotsu specialty mandarin oranges ready for shipment in Kainan-shi, Wakayama Prefecture (Feb. 12, 2016)
Mandarin orange farmers in Shimotsu-cho, Kainan-shi, Wakayama Prefecture, are now in their busiest time of the year shipping out orders for their local specialty, Shimotsu kuradashi mikan (mandarin oranges). The oranges were picked in December last year and have been stored in earthen-walled traditional Japanese storehouses called “kura” at a temperature of 5 to 10 degrees centigrade and at a humidity of around 85% to enhance the maturity of the fruit. The maturing process takes one or two months but it removes extra acidity from the oranges and makes them smoother and milder. Yoshiki Okamoto, 57, vice head of the Shimotsu citrus group of JA Nagamine, an agricultural cooperative in … Continue reading
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[News] Most foreign residents say Japanese fruits are amazing (Feb. 8, 2016)
Seventy percent of foreigners living in Japan replied, “Japanese fruits are most excellent,” to a multiple choice question of “what Japanese food have you found tasty,” in a survey conducted by Kinki Regional Agricultural Administration Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in September 2015. The Office recently released its report on the poll, which was replied by 377 foreign residents such as university students and consular officers at Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and other prefectures in the Kinki region. Strawberry gained the highest popularity of those respondents among the various fruits produced in the country. More than 60 percent of the respondents chose rice, non-alcoholic drinks and sea … Continue reading
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【News】Sound of hammering echoes to help local farmers: Traditional blacksmith in Katsuura-cho, Tokushima Prefecture (Feb.7, 2016)
Winter is probably a slowtime for farmers but a busier time for blacksmiths whose job is to repair iron agricultural tools while they are not in use. Okubo Blacksmith in Katsuura-shi, Tokushima Prefecture, is no exception. Since its establishment in 1926, it’s been playing an important role in the region by making and repairing everything from hoes to kitchen knives for local farmers. Sharp sound of hammer strokes echoed in the air in the old workshop as a 33-year-old fourth-generation blacksmith, Ryuichi Okubo, hit the old hoe. He said he repairs a lot of tools for local bamboo shoot farmers mostly from Anan-shi, Tokushima Prefecture. For most of these farmers, … Continue reading
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【News】 Wild animal leather crafts gain popularity (Feb. 6, 2016)
An exhibition and sale of crafts made of leathers of wild animals such as boars and deer, which damage field crops at local areas in Japan, opened at TOKYO SKYTREE in Sumida-ku, Tokyo on Feb. 5. Research institutes including universities and designers joined the exhibition to sell their craftworks through Feb. 17. Kina Kato, 42, a leather craft designer, displayed wallets and brooches made of leathers of deer captured at a Nikko area in Tochigi prefecture. “Quality of deer leathers depends upon nuts and other foods available in the forest when they are trapped. Its texture differs from one season to another. I hope my craftworks will be appreciated for … Continue reading
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【News】 Pollinators’ “service” values 470 billion yen (Feb. 5, 2016)
Bees and bugs are making a tremendous contribution to agricultural production in Japan by carrying pollens of fruits and vegetables. According to an estimate released on Feb. 4 by the National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, based at Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki prefecture, these pollinators brought about a value of as much as 470 billion yen to the Japanese farm sector, 8.3 percent of the total crop farming production, 5,700 billion yen, in 2013. 70 percent of the value, 330 billion yen, was contributed by wild insects of pollen carriers. Wild pollinators played a more valuable role in crop production than artificial pollinators such as buff-tailed bumblebees. In the total contribution of 330 … Continue reading
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