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Japanese farmers and consumers rally on TPP11 related bills
TOKYO, June 15 — Japan’s farmers and consumers have gathered in Tokyo’s Chiyoda on June 14, on the day that marked the passage of the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), known as the TPP-11, in the upper house. On the same day, lawmakers started deliberations over the TPP-11 related bills, including measures to compensate farmers. The opposition parties argue potential adverse affects of the TPP-11 on farmers if the agreement is implemented. Civil society organizations such as, Japan Family farmers Movement (NOUMINREN) and Palsystem Consumers’ Co-operative Union joined the protest. Participants were holding signs that read: “Block the TPP-11 related bills.” “We oppose the TPP Plus agenda!” The Abe Administration desperately … Continue reading
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Japan’s upper house passes TPP11, pushing related trade bills
TOKYO, June 14 — Japan’s upper house has approved the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), also known as the TPP-11, despite opposition efforts to threaten the smooth ratification process. In order to complete the ratification process, the governing coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Komeito Party still needs to pass the TPP-11 related bills, including measures to compensate farmers. But the opposition parties are demanding good deliberations over the related bills, arguing potential adverse affects of the TPP-11 on farmers if the agreement is implemented. The Abe Administration desperately wants to pass the TPP-11 and related bills in the current parliamentary session that ends on June 20, a … Continue reading
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Hokkaido ties with New Zealand to rebuild sheep production
KUSHIRO, June 4 — Japanese sheep farmers have launched a project with New Zealand to rebuild their sustainable sheep production base in the northern island of Hokkaido. Hokkaido has a local specialty: “Genghis Khan” lamb, a shareable hot platter of lamb medallions surrounded by grilled vegetables. As domestic demand for sheep meat has grown, Japanese lamb imports reached more than 20,000 tons in 2017. On the other hand, the country’s lamb production was merely 152 tons in 2014. Hokkaido was once home to sheep farming, but a flood of imports forced sheep farmers out of the industry, and today it has only 200 farmers with 11,529 sheep. That’s why Hokkaido … Continue reading
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Japan to set up online farmers’ community to expand exports
TOKYO, May 31 — Japan will set up a farming community site where food producers and makers and trading companies can build on their successes by helping each other to access benefits from potential models. The governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) committee that promotes agricultural exports on May 30 complied a recommendation list to present the administration led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Setting up the farming community site is in the recommendation list. The list also includes strengthening marketing of the Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Center (JFOODO), which has export strategy for seven agriculture sectors: wagyu beef, rice flour, green tea, sake, wine, craft beer and fishery products. … Continue reading
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Make a wish upon a star at Taketanada fire festival in Toho Village, Fukuoka Prefecture
FUKUOKA, June 17 – On June 9, the Toho village in Fukuoka Prefecture held “Taketanada no Himatsuri,” a local festival that features torches of over one thousand. In July last year, the village was severely hit by the concentrated heavy rainfall that struck the northern part of the Kyushu. The villagers still find it difficult to recover some of the local stepped rice paddies (tanada in Japanese) but decided to have the event to express their hope for the quick recovery of the region. So, they decorated the paddies in the Take district of the village with approximately 1,200 torches to allure the travelers. Tanada in the Take district is … Continue reading
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