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An agricultural corporation in Japan starts growing strawberries in New Zealand to secure year-round supply
CHIBA, April 3 — JAS, an agricultural production corporation in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, began growing strawberries in New Zealand where seasons are opposite. The corporation aims to realize year-round supply of strawberries by producing them abroad during summer when domestic yield is low. It manages the crops remotely from Japan using its own environmental control system. JAS grows strawberries including the Benihoppe and Oi C Berry varieties on its 1.4-hectare farm with the annual yield of around 70 tons. It ties up with farms in four locations nationwide to engage in other businesses such as sales of seedlings and agritourism. At all of the farms, including the one in New … Continue reading
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Try “Chaiphon” to make perfect cup of green tea in three minutes
SHIZUOKA, Mar. 24 – A 63-year-old man from Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture,developed a new siphon green tea maker for extracting flavor-rich green tea only by pouring hot water from the top. The device creator, Yoshiki Kajiyama, named the device Chaiphon. It consists of three parts: a container to receive hot water, a container for extracting tea, and a server for fresh green tea. You pour boiling water into the top container. Then, the hot water runs through the siphon, the tube connected to the container, and its temperature drops to 80 degrees F or lower, which is the best temperature for extracting green tea. In around three minutes, you’ll have … Continue reading
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Japan’s first wagyu beef auction for foreign buyers held in Hyogo Prefecture
HYOGO, March 26 — An auction for overseas buyers seeking premium wagyu beef was held on March 25 at Wagyu Master Meat Center, a meat processing facility in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. More than 100 buyers from 12 countries and regions joined the bidding for carcasses of wagyu beef brands including Kobe beef. The highest successful bid price was 36,570 yen per kilogram excluding tax. It was the first time an auction dedicated to foreign buyers was held in Japan. The Japanese Wagyu World Auction was organized by an organization comprising the meat center, Kobe Beef Marketing & Distribution Promotion Association and S Foods Inc., a meat wholesaler based in Nishinomiya, … Continue reading
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Zen-Noh opens egg product factory in Hong Kong to ensure high-quality food delivery
Hong Kong, Mar. 19 – The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (Zen-Noh) has opened a new hub in Hong Kong to produce and sell Japanese chicken egg products. The new factory in the expanding market for Japanese food will produce dashi-maki tamago (rolled omelet made with eggs and dashi broth), hanjuku tamago (half-boiled eggs), and onsen tamago (soft-boiled eggs), for example, for local sushi chains, large-scale supermarkets, and restaurants. By producing and selling products using high-quality eggs and advanced processing technology from Japan, Zen-Noh aims to improve the income of Japanese egg producers. In May 2022, Zen-Noh International Hong Kong Limited and JA Z-Tamago Co., Ltd. established Zen-Noh International … Continue reading
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Japan’s agriculture minister visits Miyazaki which will host the G7 farm ministers’ meeting
MIYAZAKI, March 19 — Tetsuro Nomura, the minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, visited on March 18 the city of Miyazaki which will host the Group of Seven agricultural ministers’ meeting in April and exchanged opinions with Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono and others. Nomura reiterated that the meeting will focus on food security and said Japan plans to explain efforts related to its Green Food System Strategy aimed at reducing the environmental impact of agriculture, including extensive cooperation between crop farming and livestock production. The farm ministers’ meeting, to be chaired by Nomura, is scheduled to be held on April 22 and 23 at Seagaia Convention Center in the city. … Continue reading
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