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Monthly Archives: September 2013
【News】 Government’s regulatory reform council to reach consensus on agricultural reform by year end (Sept. 13, 2013)
The government’s regulatory reform council, chaired by Sumitomo Corp. Senior Adviser Motoyuki Oka, decided on Thursday, September 12, 49 items to discuss in five working groups. Eight items are related to the agricultural sector, including the role of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives and regional agricultural committees, and relaxing requirements for setting up agricultural enterprises. The council plans to reach conclusion by the end of this year, earlier than the previously-set deadline of June next year, in order to reflect the results in a plan to be created by the headquarters for the revitalization of the agricultural industry and regional economies, headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The council adopted the … Continue reading
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【Series】 Disaster victims and their challenges: Part 2 – Unclear future for hospitals in Fukushima (Sept. 12, 2013)
Jyunichi Miura Urgently wanted: young nurses who can work night shift. Kashima Kosei Hospital, located within 30 km of the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, is suffering from chronic shortage of medical staff, especially nurses. With a number of temporary housing complexes built nearby, the hospital, run by an agricultural cooperative in Fukushima, has to accept increasing number of outpatients and emergency patients. The hospital has recruited nurses through newspaper ads and public job placement offices, but has not received many applications. Nurses, who are disaster victims themselves, are caring patients while struggling with their own psychological stress. “We are making desperate efforts to run the hospital with a … Continue reading
【News】 Japanese firms teach Vietnamese farmers short-grain rice production for future exports to Japan (Sept. 12, 2013)
Kazuhiro Takamatsu – Binh Giang, Vietnam In Vietnam, one of the member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks, Japanese firms are stepping up efforts to teach farmers ways to grow short-grain rice, or Japonica rice, for exporting. They are looking into future opportunities for Japan-bound exports, as they believe Japan will not be able to avoid lifting its tariff on rice amid increasing pressures from other TPP negotiators. If rice having the same quality as those grown in Japan is imported to Japan, domestic rice farmers could suffer even severer damage than the government estimates. The government should reconfirm the significance of protecting key agricultural products from tariff cuts. … Continue reading
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【Series】 Disaster victims and their challenges: Part 1 – Temporary housing units (Sept. 11, 2013)
Hiroki Sakaue Two and a half years after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, frustrations remain high for displaced victims struggling with worries over unclear future and isolation due to broken family ties and local community bonds. Local medical services which support the people’s health are also in a critical condition. The Japanese government insists on taking reconstruction measures with consideration for the people of the quake-hit areas, but it is questionable whether the measures really contribute to the top priority goal of rebuilding the people’s lives. 320 people who evacuated from Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, after the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant accident live in temporary housing … Continue reading
【News】 New WTO chief expresses concern over the organization’s weakening presence (Sept. 11, 2013)
Satoko Adachi – Geneva, Switzerland Roberto Azevedo, who took office as the new director general of the World Trade Organization in the beginning of this month, warned in his inaugural speech made Monday, September 9, that the organization risks being irrelevant. In the remarks made at a special meeting of the WTO’s general council, Azevedo referred to the prolonging negotiations of the Doha round, stating that the negotiating arm of the organization was struggling and the failure to address this paralysis casted a shadow over every other part of WTO’s work. “That’s why success at the Bali ministerial conference is vital,” he stressed, referring to the ministerial meeting to … Continue reading
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