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【News】 10,000 “matobi” bonfires (March 29, 2015)
-Lightings to welcome spring and ancestors’ souls (Kamikoani Village, Akita Prefecture)- Kotaro Yamada On the Spring Equinox Day, great big Chinese characters are lit up on fire in the villages alongside the Koani River in the northern part of Akita Prefecture. The seven-day period starting three days before Spring Equinox Day and ending three days after is called “higan”, which is a time when people in Japan pay their respects to ancestors. These special bonfires are called “matobi”, which literally means “10,000 bonfires,” and placed on the night of the spring equinox to entertain ancestors’ souls. This unique festival is held in Kamikoani and other villages in Akita Prefecture as … Continue reading
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【News】 Shizuoka-made Gabaron tea to be labeled as having blood pressure control effect (March 28, 2015)
JA Enshu Yumesaki, an agricultural co-operative in Shizuoka Prefecture, has decided to register Gabaron tea, known to have the effect of controlling blood pressure, under the new food labeling system which takes effect in April, allowing companies to make health claims on food labels without case-by-case screening by the government. The farm co-op, producer and seller of Gabaron tea, is aiming at strengthening brand-building efforts for the product through the labeling, as the tea is attracting increasing attention among people suffering from high blood pressure. Under the new system, producers can, on their own responsibility, label their food products as having certain health benefits if they submit scientific evidence to … Continue reading
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【News】 Government advisory panel calls for raising food self-sufficiency to 45 percent (March 25, 2015)
The Council of Food, Agriculture and Rural Area Policies submitted a new ten-year basic plan for food, agriculture and rural areas to agriculture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday, March 24, which includes a goal of increasing the nation’s calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate to 45 percent from the current 39 percent. The panel, headed by Prof. Shinichi Shogenji of Nagoya University’s Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, presented numerical targets for the government’s agricultural policies, such as expanding production of rice for feed, consolidating farmlands to be managed by large-scale, ambitious farmers and increasing farmers’ income. The plan, which is revised every five years, is expected to be approved by the … Continue reading
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【News】 Kumquat peel activates natural killer cells, research in Miyazaki finds (March 24, 2015)
Masahito Suiko, professor at University of Miyazaki’s Faculty of Agriculture in Miyazaki, and Miyazaki JA Food Research & Development Inc. have scientifically proven through a joint research that kumquat peel can activate natural killer (NK) cells, a component of the innate immune system. NK cells defend the body from infection by recognizing and destroying such cells as tumor cells and virus-infected cells. The research team said they believe beta-cryptoxanthin, a type of carotenoid contained in kumquat peel, has the effect of activating NK cells. The results of the research are expected to appear in the May issue of Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, an English magazine published by Japan Society … Continue reading
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【News】 Boys be strong and generous like great samurai worriers (March 23, 2015)
Tetsuya Onda The entire wall is covered by Samurai warriors who vibrantly stare at you. Don’t worry. This is pretty much the norm for Musha-e-no-Sato studio at this time of the year and the warriors are printed on Musha-e Nobori, which are Japanese banners with paintings of armed Samurai worriers or Shoki (a traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings). Musha-e-no-Sato literally means “home to worrier prints.” The shop in Ichikai-cho, Tochigi Prefecture, is specialized in Musha-e artworks and runs through generations to generations from the Meiji Era. With the Boy’s Day several weeks away, its third generation owner and artisan of the studio, … Continue reading