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【Opinion】 Let us protect the community of all sentient beings (Jan. 18, 2016)
Yutaka Une, farmer and philosopher Before we knew it, we have begun to think that it is always better to manufacture something with lower costs and shorter working hours if quality is not affected. But I believe such way of thinking is abnormal when it comes to agriculture. If farmers become obsessed with such an idea, it would become a norm for them to try to remain competitive at home and abroad only in terms of economic value. However, it is not only farmers that are engaged in farming. For example, rice is created by the coordination among the sun, the rain, water, soil, other creatures, wind (atmosphere), waterways, ridges … Continue reading
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Giant torches set night sky ablaze in prayer for huge harvest Katsube Fire Festival in Moriyama-Shi, Shiga Prefecture（Jan.17,2016）
On the second Saturday in January every year at the Katsube Shrine in Moriyama-shi, Shiga Prefecture, half-naked young male villagers wearing fundoshi loincloths dance wildly around the blazing fire to pray for huge harvest. The festival with an 800 years of history is called Katsube Shrine Fire Festival and is continued by today’s young villagers. Early in the morning on January 9 this year, people gathered at the shrine to make 12 giant torches using timbers of Alnus japonica, bamboo and rapeseed straws. The torches are about 5 to 6 meters long and weigh over 400 kilograms each. They are made by assembling several pieces of bamboo around a timber … Continue reading
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【News】 Big red plump tomato grow in whiskey bottle (Jan. 16, 2016)
Kentrou Tominaga Growing a big red tomato in a bottle. That’s what this 72-year-old gentleman in Omihachiman-shi, Shiga Prefecture, does it as a hobby. Hitoshi Watanabe, who is actually a vegetable farmer, uses clear empty whiskey bottles of approximately 25 centimeters tall. He puts one young tomato in a bottle when it’s small enough to fit in the 3-centimeter mouth of the bottle, carefully not to drop the tomato off the branch. Then he takes care of it, always making sure that the bottle is tightly fixed and untouched as much as possible. When the tomato gets big, he cuts it off the branch and fills the bottle with … Continue reading
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【Series】 Japanese food worth sharing with world – Deep fried kuwai flitters from Saitama Prefecture (Jan. 15, 2016)
Luxury Arrowhead Recipe Kuwai, a root of the sagittaria plant also known as an arrowhead in English, is one of many lucky foods for the new year in Japan. As it sprouts easily and vigorously, it’s said to be a symbol of successful life and good luck in the future. But in one of Japan’s largest kuwai producing regions, Saitama Prefecture, it’s one of the staple ingredients for the local favorites including slow-simmered kuwai, fried whole kuwai, kuwai crispy chips, and of course, deep fried kuwai flitters. The plants are grown in the paddy field and kuwai growers need a good source of water. The prefecture was found suitable … Continue reading
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【News】 Restructuring farming materials sector necessary, ruling party’s head of agricultural division says (Jan. 14, 2015)
Shinjiro Koizumi, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Agriculture and Forestry Division, said Wednesday, Jan. 13, that structural reform in procurement of farming materials is necessary to reduce costs as part of measures to cope with market liberalization under the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Koizumi, who was visiting retailers and suppliers of farming materials in Ibaraki Prefecture, suggested merging of fertilizer manufacturing plants to improve productivity. He also pointed to the low ratio of agriculture-related loans by the Norinchukin Bank, saying that he will monitor the situation. The LDP plans to launch a project team headed by Koizumi to start discussing next week issues that remain to be dealt … Continue reading
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