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【People】 Shoji Tamura – the first Japanese to win Pomme d’Or in the International Cider Fair in Frankfurt (May 18, 2016)
Tamura Cidre Sweet and Tamura Cidre Brut produced by Shoji Tamura, 58, of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, were awarded the Pomme d’Or prize in the International Cider Fair Apfelwein Weltweit held in Frankfurt, Germany, in April. Tamura became the first Japanese to win the prize, only three years after the products were put on sale. Tamura, head of Tamura Farm, produces the brands of cider – sparkling wine made of apples – at his farm, giving weight on flavor and aroma. Talking happily about the prize, Tamura said: “Japanese cider is recognized internationally. Now I can be confident of the quality (of the products).” Born in 1958 as a son of … Continue reading
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【News】 Kagawa University studies how to feed edible rabbits without any medicine (May 23, 2016)
Kagawa University, based at Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa prefecture, has continued to study how to feed edible rabbits, with a view to adding a new business of rabbit feeding into the livestock industry in Japan. Rabbit meat is one of the common ingredients in European countries. The rabbit, however, has a nature of being vulnerable against medicine such as antibiotics. Researchers of the University, taking advantage of this nature, aim to stimulate new demand of organic rabbit meats in the country by developing a medicine-free method for feeding management. Domestic rabbit meats, produced only in Akita prefecture, has a small share in the distribution market of Japan. Almost of distributed rabbit meats … Continue reading
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【Opinion】 In a country where bureaucrats monopolize state secrets, TPP negotiations remain in the dark
By Ryuichi Teshima, Diplomatic Journalist and Writer Holding up heavily redacted documents on the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks, opposition party lawmakers urged the government to disclose the details of the negotiations in the Diet sessions in April. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other Cabinet ministers refused, saying the government cannot disclose the negotiation process since Japan joined the negotiations under the condition that it should be kept confidential. Opposition lawmakers were not convinced. They showed the manuscript of pre-publication memoirs authored by former farm minister Koya Nishikawa which reveals details of what went on in negotiations behind closed doors, and asked why the information cannot be disclosed … Continue reading
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[Editor’s column] The next generation in agriculture (April 25, 2016)
Farming nurtures people. The main character of “Silver Spoon,” a popular manga on students of an agricultural high school, is not an exception. Being brought up as a son of a company employee, the main character experiences farming for the first time in his life after entering the high school and struggles to grow up. Hokkaido Obihiro Agricultural High School, which the manga is based on, will be introduced in a high school English textbook. The textbook will include descriptions of students at the school, such as learning the preciousness of life through births and deaths of livestock animals. It will hopefully help convey the joys of farming to high … Continue reading
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【Opinion】 Losing trust in the two political party system in America. It has become a plutocracy (May 02,2016)
［By James R. Simpson, Affiliate Professor and Senior Fellow Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service Washington State University］ The campaign for election of America’s president began in earnest nearly two years ago. This time frame, which has doubled since the 1960s, is unbelievable to Americans as well as the rest of the world. Much of the reason campaigns have dramatically lengthened is demise of reading newspapers. That media has been replaced by Internet, Smartphones and TV that have turned viewing into an entertainment media. Another crucial change is that party loyalty has significantly declined. Twenty two% of voters identified themselves as independents in 1952. That percent … Continue reading
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