“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).-
Most Popular(Last 30 days)
- ZEN-NOH completes lineup of Nippon Yell brand gummy candies from Japan’s all 47 prefectures 57 views
- It’s mysterious circles in Japan! Drone captures circles of trees 48 views
- 【News】 New strawberry variety Yotsuboshi developed (July 24, 2014) 40 views
- A dairy farm in Hokkaido becomes Japan’s first to market frozen grass-fed milk 38 views
- Pure rice sake Shinkame collaborates with the giant turtle monster Gamera 33 views
- Shizuoka invites Thai actress with 700,000 followers; Bow Maylada finds Shizuoka attractive place to eat and travel 32 views
- 【News】 Convey your love with “sweetheart plants” (Feb. 6, 2014) 31 views
- Osaka earthquake shakes farm businesses in western Japan 30 views
- Broccoli! Nutritious and photogenic! 30 views
- Osaka/Kansai Expo pavilion “EARTH MART” unveiled contents on theme of “Thinking about life through food” 30 views
Tags
Archive
Tag Archives: Editorial
【Editorial】 Leaked secret TPP documents indicate need for government to disclose information (Dec. 19, 2013)
Earlier this month, WikiLeaks, a website which posts confidential government materials, released two secret documents that show the state of the behind-the-door negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks. One document describes deep divisions between the United States and other member nations, and great pressure being exerted by the U.S. negotiators to move other nations to their position. As the negotiations are expected to continue next year, it would be nonsensical for the Japanese government to make any kind of concessions to U.S.’ unreasonable demands, while ignoring the people’s right to know. It is the government’s responsibility to disclose and explain what is going on. The released document appears … Continue reading
Posted in Trade Talks
Tagged Editorial
Comments Off on 【Editorial】 Leaked secret TPP documents indicate need for government to disclose information (Dec. 19, 2013)
【Editorial】 Listen to the voices of young urban farmers (Dec. 7, 2013)
Young farmers in urban areas have come up with goals of conveying the value of urban farming to residents and contributing to society through offering farmlands for use in time of disasters. As the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will start full-fledged discussions on tax reform and budget compilation for fiscal 2014, we hope they will implement tax measures and other systems to support development of urban farming. In its policy book for fiscal 2013 released in May, the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives’ national youth organization pointed to development of urban farming as one of its major policy pillars. Based on the policy book, the organization’s subcommittee for … Continue reading
Posted in Cooperatives, Food & Agriculture
Tagged Editorial
Comments Off on 【Editorial】 Listen to the voices of young urban farmers (Dec. 7, 2013)
【Editorial】 Government must keep its pledge and protect sensitive agricultural products (Dec. 4, 2013)
Now is the time for us to demand the government to keep the resolutions made in the Diet and its pledge to protect the key agricultural products. As the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks enter a crucial stage, the Japanese government is trying to keep pace with the United States which is eager to strike a political deal by the end of this year. A citizens’ meeting was held in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 3, to urge the government to maintain its own stance in the TPP talks. The government should not break the promise it made with the Japanese people to protect the five key agricultural products and food … Continue reading
Posted in Trade Talks
Tagged Editorial
Comments Off on 【Editorial】 Government must keep its pledge and protect sensitive agricultural products (Dec. 4, 2013)
【Editorial】 Support from farmers key to rice farming reform (Nov. 19, 2013)
Policies on rice farming, the fundamental agricultural policy, are on the verge of change. Although it represents a major policy shift, discussions have already been focused on deciding specific measures such as the amount of payments by the end of this month, without any principle or picture of the whole system made clear. Farmers are filled with worries and distrust. We must not allow Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to take the lead in hurrying conclusion. The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party should take sufficient time in explaining their policies to farmers, agricultural cooperatives and municipal governments and discussing them in detail. No future vision of rice farming can … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Agriculture
Tagged Editorial
Comments Off on 【Editorial】 Support from farmers key to rice farming reform (Nov. 19, 2013)
【Editorial】 Radical reform led by Abe risks leading the nation in the wrong direction (Nov. 1, 2013)
We see danger in how Prime Minister Shinzo Abe runs his administration. Backed by high approval rates and the giant ruling bloc, Diet members are also making their way at Abe’s pace. In the current extraordinary Diet session, agricultural policy reform came up as an important issue, along with other major bills such as the state secrets protection bill. The problem is the overhasty way which the agricultural reform is dealt with, lacking sufficient discussion. Prime Minister’s Office suddenly shoots up radical measures such as abolishing the rice production adjustment program or revising the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Law, and leads the discussion to make them broadly recognized. Their way … Continue reading
Posted in Trade Talks
Tagged Editorial
Comments Off on 【Editorial】 Radical reform led by Abe risks leading the nation in the wrong direction (Nov. 1, 2013)