“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
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Monthly Archives: June 2014
【News】 Passing Down History of Japan’s New World Heritage to Children (June 29, 2014)
Kotaro Yamada – Junior Tour Guide Training Program at Tomioka Silk Mill – (Tomioka-shi, Gunma Prefecture) The city of Tomioka in Gunma Prefecture is now offering its first course targeting local children who are interested in becoming junior tour guides at a new World Cultural Heritage, Tomioka Silk Mill. The program aims to provide children with thorough knowledge of the history and cultural importance of the mill and let them have opportunities to lead visitors. “How big is the mill?” asked a student. “It’s three times bigger than the Tokyo Dome or seven times bigger than a soccer stadium,” answered Takatoshi Sato, 74, a veteran guide who is also … Continue reading
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【Editorial】 Buckwheat soba – starting down the road to value-added agriculture (June 28, 2014)
Soba (Japanese for buckwheat) is recently attracting attention as a key product to promote use of farmlands and increase the nation’s food self-sufficiency rate, and at the same time offer opportunities for farmers to expand their businesses to processing and marketing. Many soba producing regions managed to increase production by introducing varieties which are harvested in summer instead of in autumn or those with higher content of certain nutrients. Soba is definitely a product with huge potential, if producers can stabilize yield by taking measures to cope with its vulnerability to wet damage. Production of soba expanded largely after the introduction of individual-household income compensation system in fiscal 2011, … Continue reading
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【News】 Abe eager to conduct sweeping overhaul of agricultural co-operative group (June 25, 2014)
The government revised its 10-year plan to revitalize the agricultural industry and regions on Tuesday, June 24, newly including abolishment of the agricultural hierarchy headed by the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (JA-Zenchu). Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the same day the current top-down structure of JA-Zenchu having legal authority to supervise management of primary agricultural co-operatives will be scrapped. The issue is likely to become a major focus of debate to be held in autumn through the year-end, as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers who are close to the agricultural industry strongly oppose to the government’s plan. The 10-year plan, which was compiled last year, was revised … Continue reading
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【News】 Predicted breakdown of underpopulated local communities creates stir among residents (June 24, 2014)
Residents struggling to revitalize depopulated areas are shocked by the Japan Policy Council’s study released last month which gave a list of towns and villages highly likely to disappear due to population decline. The think tank’s panel of experts, headed by former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda, said that in 2040, 896 municipalities nationwide would see their populations of young women decline considerably, making 523 municipalities suffer from a population drop below 10,000 with high possibility of being eventually emptied. It recommended that public assistance be concentrated in major regional cities in order to prevent people from moving to metropolitan areas. People living in rural villages, who have eagerly … Continue reading
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【News】 Hospital restaurant’s “yakuzen” Chinese herbal dishes gaining popularity (June 21, 2014)
The Chiba University Hospital’s high-rise restaurant is offering “yakuzen” meals using Chinese herbal medicines and locally-grown vegetables to promote the idea of “eat well to be well.” Sakae Okabe, a chef at the restaurant Vincennes, developed recipes for the dishes based on advice from Takao Namiki, head of the hospital’s Oriental medicine department, on the effects of herbal medicines and vegetables. The dishes are received well by customers, because they do not have the bitter taste of herbal medicines which many expect from “yakuzen” meals, according to the restaurant. The dishes offered at the restaurant include steamed egg rolls with bamboo shoot and spinach, and Japanese mustard spinach and … Continue reading
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