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Japan Agriculture Minister meets Chinese aides on rice exports
TOKYO, July 22 — Japan’s Agriculture Minister Yuji Yamamoto discussed with key Chinese officials access to more Japanese rice in the world’s largest rice market, when he made a 3-day visit to China that ended July 21. Yamamoto met China’s Agriculture Vice Minister Yu Xinrong and Zhi Shuping, the head of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), who is in charge of food safety and animal and plant health in China. Yamamoto asked the Chinese officials to approve new more mills and facilities certified to ship to China. So far, Japan has only one rice mill and two warehouses approved by China. He also asked the … Continue reading
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Natto sales hit record, once again powering as healthy food
TOKYO, July 16 — Growth in sales of fermented soybeans, or naotto, has rocketed over the past few years, as Japanese consumers are getting more conscious of healthy eating, transforming once the soul food into the country’s healthy food. Typically, natto is served as part of a Japanese breakfast style, which includes rice, miso soup and grilled fish. Notoriously, natto stinks — like cheese or old socks — with its web of sticky strings when you mix it. The sales of natto in 2016 rose 16% from a year ago to a record 214 billion yen, on the back of a higher price range of Japanese-made soybeans. Natto that used … Continue reading
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【Opinion】Japanese government much to blame for concluding trade deal with EU (July 24)
[By Masaru Kaneko, Professor of Keio University] Japan and the European Union recently reached a basic accord regarding the Economic Partnership Agreement. However, although the deal includes decisions that could hit much harder on domestic farmers than the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, the negotiations were all held behind closed doors with barely any debate conducted on the issue. The government appears to believe that no further debate on the TPP agreement is necessary since it is already approved by the Diet, but it is a great mistake to think so. Impact of EPA greater than TPP Concerning dairy products, the Japanese government made concessions in the EPA which are even greater … Continue reading
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ZEN-NOH elects Yutaka Nagasawa as new Chairman
TOKYO, July 26 ― National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (ZEN-NOH) elected Yutaka Nagasawa a (Chairman of Administrative Committee of Yamagata Prefectural Headquarters) as new Chairman of ZEN-NOH supervisory board on July 25, 2017, succeeding ex-Chairman who has finished out his term. Nagasawa stressed at the press conference that he is willing to create new, fresh ZEN-NOH.
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Doronko Matsuri in Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture
EHIME, July 9 ― Doronko Matsuri (mud festival) was held on July 2, 2017, at Mishima Shrine in Shirokawa, Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, as an annual event to appreciate the hard work of farmers who have finished rice planting and to pray for good harvesting of the year. The holy performance included a demonstration of traditional Ushi-no-shirokaki (plowing by bulls) by local farmers in the rice paddy that belongs to the shrine. Another highlight of the festival that thoroughly excited the visitors was the comical demonstration of farm works by young local villagers in the muddy field. The festival is held on the first Sunday of July every year. It began … Continue reading
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