“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
Watch and try to unveil the mystery of Japanese Wagyu. English, French and Chinese Subtitles are available (Spoken only in Japanese).-
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【News】 International visitors to be welcome with Japanese food culture at Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (June 1, 2016)
The Government of Japan held a meeting of the liaison officials of relevant ministries and agencies on May 31 for enhancing dissemination of information on Japanese food culture toward the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The network of these officials plans to study measures to be taken for this purpose, including a program for serving the Olympic athletes with food ingredients of locally grown farm products at the Olympic village. A number of international tourists are expected to come to Japan during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Government wishes to take an opportunity of the Tokyo 2020 Games to activate deliveries of information on the appeal … Continue reading
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【News】Racers go ups and downs through lush Shizuoka tea plantations Green tea growers finds new way to promote green tea consumption (May 13, 2016)
In Shizuoka Prefecture, its famous green tea plantaions become a race course for cyclists. The roads that run through the green tea gardens are perfect sites for a road race and an organized bike ride as they have great ups and downs, are well-paved, and have no signals. On some Saturdays and Sundays, the roads are closed to cars and pedestrians and hundreds of cyclists turn them into a race course for a day. (There is almost no other established race course in Japan that can accommodate this many riders at a time.) During the race, cyclists are also welcome to enjoy the most delicious shincha (a special type of … Continue reading
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【News】 Producers, wholesalers and retail shops create tag-team for streamlining distribution of farm products (June 1, 2016)
Shinshu Ueda Agricultural Cooperative (JA) in Nagano prefecture, Nagano-ken Rengoseika, one of the biggest grocery wholesalers in the prefecture, and EVERY HOMEY HOLDINGS Co., Ltd., headquartered at Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima prefecture operating supermarkets and restaurants, jointly set up a task force to create a new distribution system of farm products. The task force aims to save the trouble of grading farm products and reduce the costs by making an agreement among the three partners on how to sell as well as how to use prior to shipment of the products, which, the partners are sure, will bring about an increase in farmers’ net income. Supermarkets of the HOLDINGS plan to keep … Continue reading
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【News】 Agriculture and welfare work together for direct selling of products made by disabled people (May 31, 2016)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare organized a direct selling of farm products and other goods produced by disabled people at their work facilities in a “Marche of Agriculture-Welfare Collaboration” opened at the plaza of JR Yurakucho Station in Tokyo on May 29-30. The significance of collaboration between agriculture and welfare was demonstrated through the direct selling of those products at the Marche. 18 organizations and corporations respectively set up direct sales stands at the plaza to sell fresh farm products and processed foods. Yuki Saito, working for an agricultural corporation at Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama prefecture, joined the selling at the Marche with her … Continue reading
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【News】Standing restaurants serving reasonably-priced high quality wagyu to capture lucrative single eater market (May 9, 2016)
Standing-style restaurants that serve you high-quality wagyu (Japanese beef) are increasing in number in Japan. People stay shorter when eating whilst standing so they can serve more customers per day and that’s how they lower the operational cost and serve you high-quality wagyu at very reasonable price. One pioneering standing yakiniku restaurant is already popular among customers of all ages. However, one of the reasons for their success is the rise in the number of ohitori-sama, which literally means person doing things alone in Japanese. According to one private survey, yakiniku restaurants are high on the list of the restaurants that are found to be difficult for those who choose … Continue reading
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