“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
Watch and try to unveil the mystery of Japanese Wagyu. English, French and Chinese Subtitles are available (Spoken only in Japanese).-
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【Editorial】 Moving forward together from 3/11 disasters (March 9, 2016)
March 11 marks the 5th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The three prefectures in the Tohoku region – Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima – and other areas hit by the earthquake and tsunami are still midway through the reconstruction process. We first have to face the reality in order to think of what we can do for the future. How to recover agriculture, the primary industry, becomes the key to revitalizing the regions. We believe the focus should be “working together” and “connecting.” We must continue to closely support people in the regions facing hardships. Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa wrote in his poem “Words” right after the disaster: Everything was … Continue reading
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【News】 MAFF reports: 74% of farm lands recover in tsunami-hit areas, but decontamination works delay in Fukushima prefecture (March 2, 2016)
As of January 31, 2016, 15,920 hectares, 74 percent of farm lands devastated by the tsunami waves triggered by the March 2011 Japan earthquake have been recovered in disaster-stricken prefectures, according to a report released on March 1 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). MAFF’s minister Hiroshi Moriyama said at the press conference, “Recovery works are progressing as planned. Farmers will be able to grow crops next year on more than 80 percent of farm lands hit by the tsunami.” On March 11, Japan will mark the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. In Fukushima prefecture, however, only 30 percent of devastated farm lands … Continue reading
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【News】 Members of Female Farmer Project demonstrate their achievements during past three years (Feb. 28, 2016)
Members of Female Farmer Project celebrated its third anniversary at a gathering held on Feb. 27 at Tokyo to exchange views on achievements of their activities during past three years. The Project, a nationwide network of young female farmers, has now increased their members up to 400 females by ten times since it was organized under the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2013. It has also 25 support members of agricultural companies. The members participated in the Tokyo gathering, sponsored by NHK Educational Corporation, to share reports on their activities including collaborations with the support members of farm-related companies. These companies have accepted some of … Continue reading
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【News】 Young females fill Hotel buffets serving both strawberry sweets and fresh strawberries (Feb. 28, 2016)
“Strawberry Buffets” at luxury hotels in the Tokyo metropolitan area are now enhancing its reputation among young female guests. Those buffets are almost fully booked everyday by those guests visiting the buffets to have various kinds of strawberries as much as they can eat for a fixed price. A main purpose of these guests is to eat fresh strawberries rather than sweet cakes made with strawberries. Buffets serving many varieties of fresh strawberries are becoming most popular among young females who wish to simply enjoy a fun like joining a “strawberry picking tour” organized at hotels in the metropolitan area. Most of these buffets have two special sections: one is … Continue reading
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【Opinion】 Sending vegetables to refugee camps – health, agriculture and peace stand together as one (March 7, 2016)
Minoru Kamata, doctor and writer A farm in northern Iraq, located at 30 minutes drive away from the city of Erbil, is growing big broccolis in a greenhouse. For about two years, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been offering technical assistance to the farm during the fall and winter fallow periods to grow broccolis. In the beginning of this year, I visited the farm to get broccolis to give to refugees whom I would meet when I give a lecture at a refugee camp. Since broccolis are not so commonly eaten in Iraq, I was worried if the refugees would help themselves to the vegetable. However, they appreciated … Continue reading
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