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Premium Japan Farmers Market opens at Changi Airport, Singapore, on September 22
TOKYO, Sept. 16 — A grocery store specialized in Japanese agricultural products and processed food opened on September 22, 2017, at one of the largest international airports in Asia, Changi Airport in Singapore. Its products are supplied by Zen-Noh International, a leading exporter of Japanese agriproducts and a subsidiary of National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (ZEN-NOH). The store sells beef, fruits, and Japanese sake as well as ready-to-eat boxed lunch, called bento, with side dishes cooked using Japanese agriproducts. The shop is expected to give a boost to the expansion of the export of agricultural products from Japan. The store opening was announced on September 15 by Zen-Noh International and … Continue reading
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Abe meets new head of JA ZENCHU
TOKYO, Sep. 6 ─ Leaders of Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA-ZENCHU) including new president, Toru Nakaya, met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on September 6, 2017, at the Prime Minister’s Office. According to Nakaya, who is the first JA-ZENCHU chief elected from the Wakayama union, he explained Abe that the country’s most influential farm group is now making efforts to reform itself, and Abe responded: “Let’s work together.” The meeting was attended by Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who represents a district in Wakayama Prefecture. It was the first meeting for Nakaya and Abe after Nakaya assumed the top post of JA-ZENCHU in August, and … Continue reading
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ZEN-NOH to sell more agricultural and livestock products overseas via newly online shop in largest internet shopping mall in Hong Kong
TOKYO, August 29―National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (ZEN-NOH) began selling Japanese agricultural and livestock products online in Hong Kong, Japan’s largest export market of agricultural, forest and fishery products and food. According to an announcement on August 28, 2017, the federation of agricultural cooperatives in Japan has opened an online store for Japanese agricultural and livestock products in HKTVmall, the biggest online shopping mall in Hong Kong. ZEN-NOH wants to explore new markets and boost exports of Japanese agricultural and livestock products overseas. In April this year, ZEN-NOH placed a new division dedicated to the promotion of the export of Japanese agricultural products and decided to have ZEN-NOH International … Continue reading
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New chief of Japan’s agricultural cooperatives group determined to carry out reform for the sake of farmers
TOKYO, Aug. 12 – Toru Nakaya, who became chairman of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives in August, expressed determination to accomplish self-reform of the farm coops group. In an interview with The Japan Agricultural News, Nakaya said his organization, known as JA-ZENCHU, will have active discussion with the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to carry out reform in a free and unbiased way, putting farmers first. Q. How do you feel about becoming chairman of JA-ZENCHU when it is facing an extremely difficult situation? A. I have been involved in agricultural cooperative movements for a long time, but there has never been a more challenging time than … Continue reading
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Gulf Japan Food Fund invests in new bakery chain in Dubai to expand food and agricultural exports from Japan
TOKYO, Aug. 2 – On August 1, 2017, the Gulf Japan Food Fund (GJFF), a private equity fund established by the Central Cooperative Bank for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (the Norinchukin Bank), Mizuho Bank, and other investors, said that it invested in Yamanote Atelier Restaurant, a firm developing a new bakery business in Dubai, the U.A.E, in July this year. Yamanote Atelier Restaurant is a new bakery chain created around the concept of “Japanese bakery.” It emphasizes high quality and food safety and imports ingredients such as wheat and beverage from Japan. This was the first investment made through the fund. The investors including the Norinchukin Bank anticipate that the … Continue reading
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