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Aomori debuts “Junoheart” super cute cherry nationwide
AOMORI, TOKYO, Jul. 1 – Junoheart, a new cherry variety developed in Aomori Prefecture, celebrated its nationwide debut on July 1, 2020. It’s a super cute heart-shaped cherry of more than 2.8 centimeters in size, one of Japan’s largest varieties. It tastes less sour and has a high sugar content of around 20%. Currently, it’s grown in some part of Aomori, 10 hectares in total, but the prefecture is planning to triple the area in five years. Takano Fruits Parlor in Shinjuku, Tokyo, now has a limited offer of Junoheart Cake (1,188 yen) and Junoheart Parfait (2,200 yen) to celebrate the debut of the new charming cherry variety in Japan. Governor … Continue reading
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Reorganization of Japanese agricultural cooperatives’ branch network: responding to changing local needs and strengthening interactions with members
March 1st, 2019 Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd. TAKAYAMA Koki, Senior Economist ■Abstract Financial institutions, which have relatively been inactive in reorganizing their branch network after 2010, are seen increasing mergers and closures of their branches again in recent years in Japan. This is mainly because the use of financial institutions’ branches is declining due to the spread of online banking services and the shrinking customer base along with predicted depopulation. Financial institutions are also facing the need to step up streamlining of branches to cope with revenue decrease, as well as increasing the size and operational efficiency of branches to respond to customer demand for higher levels of service … Continue reading
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Nakaya re-elected as JA ZENCHU chairman to keep leading Japan’s agriculture and JAs
Jul. 4, TOKYO – According to the announcement of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA-ZENCHU), its current Chairman Toru Nakaya was re-elected at the election held on July 3. The 70-year-old chairman of a Wakayama-based agricultural cooperative (JA Wakayama Chuo) won out over Shojiro Nakanishi, a 69-year-old chairman of a Tokushima-based agricultural cooperative (JP Tokushima Chuo). Nakaya will start his second term as JA-ZENCHU Chairman at an ordinary general meeting on August 20. “I’m determined to devote myself to blaze a new path to the future of Japan’s agriculture, farm villages, and agricultural cooperatives,” he said in his comment after the election. He will keep the focus on internal … Continue reading
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Farmers in Kumamoto severely hit by floods and mudslides
KUMAMOTO, July 6 – Farmers in Kumamoto Prefecture in the southern Kyushu region, hit hard by floods and mudslides caused by torrential rain, are finding their lives changed drastically, with their farmlands and facilities severely damaged. A 78-year-old rice farmer of the Tagawa district in the town of Ashikita, Kumamoto, was at a loss what to do with his rice paddies filled with mud. On July 5, the Self-Defense Forces completed rescue works at a site in Tagawa where a landslide occurred and local residents began restoring the roads. “The whole place looked like an ocean,” the farmer said, recalling the rainfall that became heavier than ever in the early … Continue reading
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More than 150 hectares of Japan’s forestlands acquired by foreign firms in 2019: forestry agency
TOKYO, Jun. 30 – Forestlands in Japan acquired by foreign firms totaled 163 hectares in 2019, the total area topping 150 hectares for seven years in a row since 2013, according to the Forestry Agency. Eighty percent of foreign companies which obtained forestlands said they made the purchase to hold the forests as assets. In order to mitigate concern among local residents, the agency is asking buyers to present the purpose of purchasing forests. The agency has established a forestland clearing approval system which requires companies to obtain approval from prefectural governors to clear forestlands of a hectare or more. The governors give approval to projects that involve forest clearing … Continue reading
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