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【Interviews】 Evaluating Japan-U.S. bilateral talks under TPP (Sept. 26, 2014)
Hiroshi Isoda, associate professor at Kyushu University Graduate School We have seen reports at home and abroad saying Japan presented a “proposal with flexibility” in the minister-level bilateral negotiations with the United States under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks which ended Wednesday, Sept. 24. We cannot be sure of what the government exactly presented unless it is disclosed to the public, but if the situation is as reported, we must assume that the proposals indicate further compromises by the Japanese side, considering that Japan had taken the latest round of talks as the crucial point in the negotiations. Japan could have made concessions even more than the level agreed … Continue reading
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【News】 Japan, U.S. fail to narrow gaps on agriculture, autos in TPP (Sept. 26, 2014)
Satomi Tamai – Washington Japan and the United States ended the two-day ministerial negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks on Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Washington, failing to narrow the gaps on the automobile sector and tariffs on farm products. Lack of progress by the two countries leading the talks, without any prospects or specific schedule set to resume the negotiations, clouds a goal set by President Barack Obama for the 12 participating countries to reach a broad agreement in November. At the same time, farmers are worried as the Japanese government is considering some compromises regarding tariffs on agricultural products, including key sensitive items. Japan “made a proposal … Continue reading
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【News】 Natural flowers forbidden in more hospitals, causing repercussions in the flower market (Sept. 26, 2014)
Shunji Kato As more hospitals began to forbid bringing fresh flowers into their facilities in order to prevent epidemics, it was found that recovering of flower demand is called for by taking measures against infections disease, according to the survey conducted by the Japanese Flower Auction Association. Some flower shops were forced to withdraw from the hospitals. As flowers are said to have an effect to heal minds, the Japanese Flower Auction Association took this situations seriously, and began investigating the current state of flower shops and planning improvement measures. The survey concerning bringing natural flowers to hospitals was conducted this spring to the 124 markets nationwide. The replies … Continue reading
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【Editorial】 Leaning from PED outbreak (Sept. 24, 2014)
Nearly a year passed since the first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in seven years was reported in Japan. The outbreak spread to 38 prefectures, with more than 1.2 million pigs falling victim. The disease killed roughly 370,000 of them, mainly piglets. It posed a serious threat to the hog farmers’ business, bringing renewed attention to the importance of biosecurity. Following the outbreak of PED reported in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 1, 2013, the disease spread throughout the nation, especially in the southern Kyushu region. Although it seemed to be nearly under control this summer, another case was reported in the Kanto region in September. The risk of … Continue reading
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【News】 The survey shows 80 percent of the consumers distrust the safety of processed food (Sept. 22, 2014)
The consumption trend survey conducted by the Japan Finance Corporation found that 80 percent of the Japanese consumers do not trust processed food. The fact that most of them are processed overseas is considered to be behind this strong feeling of distrust. This survey result suggests again that the crucial issue for agricultural policies is to accommodate the needs of consumers by shifting ingredients of processed food from imported products to domestic ones. The survey, which is to be conducted twice a year, was executed from July 1 to 8, to 2,000 people in Japan (from their 20s to 70s; both males and females, 1,000 respondents respectively). It was … Continue reading
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