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【News】 LDP lawmakers opposed to TPP talks call on government to protect key farm items (July 23, 2015)
As the ministerial meeting of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks approaches, Liberal Democratic Party members who are opposed to the TPP scheme gathered on Wednesday, July 22, to press the government not to rush to come to terms with other negotiators and to place top priority on protecting the key agricultural products. They asked that the group’s new statement to be submitted to the government include what is adopted by the party and the Diet committees, the stance that Japan is ready to withdraw from the negotiations if key farm items cannot be protected. They criticized the government’s eagerness to conclude the talks amid growing concerns among farmers. “If … Continue reading
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【Series】 World War II 70th Anniversary – Old rusting cannon kept as heavy reminder of war (July 22, 2015)
Kazuhiro Eguchi This rusting cannon of old Japanese navy base sits still abandoned in a farmland on the Hahajima Island, which is approximately 1,000 kilometers to the south of the capital of Japan and accessible from Takeshiba pier. It was a high-angle gun to repel enemy forces from the second-largest island of the Ogasawara Islands during the Pacific War. Akinori Fujitani, 45, and his wife Tomoka, 43, came to Hahajima 20 years ago as new farmers and found the cannon in their new farmland. They said they felt uncomfortable at the first sight but have never thought of discarding it. Hahajima, a popular tourist destination with beautiful beaches, was a … Continue reading
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【News】 Assortments of different rice brands gaining popularity (July 21, 2015)
Hirotaka Terada More and more retailers and rice dealers are selling a variety of rice brands in a package in an effort to familiarize consumers with brands other than the ones they usually eat. Such packages are selling well, especially among people sending summer gifts. In May and June, Izumi Co., which operates a supermarket chain in Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu regions, sold an assortment of rice brands given a special A rank by the Japan Grain Inspection Association. Although the product was available only for 22 days, sales of rice at the firm’s online shop in the first half of June was up 80 percent from a year … Continue reading
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【Interview】 Government is “betraying” its people regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks: Takashi Shinohara, head of the Democratic Party of Japan’s group “cautious” about the TPP (July 17, 2015)
Q. How do you see the government’s negotiating stance on the TPP scheme? A. The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to lie about the TPP, betraying the Japanese people and farmers. The LDP won the Lower House election in 2012 by pledging not to participate in the TPP framework. But in March 2013, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Japan will join the talks. Since then, the government has changed their way of saying many times and is becoming more and more aggressive. What happened to the promise that the government will work to exempt key items from tariff cuts? The government should engage in negotiations … Continue reading
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【News】 Take, read and eat all five of them! (July 16, 2015)
Kotaro Yamada An operator of the Ishinomori Manga Museum in Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi Prefecture, started to sell five kinds of pouched curries in the packages that look exactly like comic books. The curry sets named “Ishinomaki Curry Zenshu (Ishinomaki Curry Series)” will go on sale on July 19, 2015. The operator, Machizukuri Manbo, produced them in order to help restore the area that was hit by the East Japan Great Earthquake. The press release and briefing took place in Ginza, Tokyo, on June 15. The recipes are all original and created being supervised by five local restaurants and shops including a grilled eel restaurant and a meat shop. The curries are … Continue reading
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