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Japan-US trade talks will not lead to a new FTA: farm minister
TOKYO, April 21 — A recent announcement that Japan and the U.S. are to start talks on trade deals would not lead to “a new free trade agreement (FTA)”, Japanese Agriculture Minister Ken Saito has stressed. “The announcement is neither considered as a new FTA negotiation, nor as preliminary talks to launch a bilateral trade negotiation,” Saito said at an April 20 press conference. His comments came as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the U.S. President Donald Trump had announced in Florida after two days of meetings that ended April 18 that they will start talks on “free, fair and reciprocal trade deals.” However, the announcement has left many … Continue reading
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This year’s first pick of first flush green tea in Shiga Prefecture is picked by Koga ninja!
SHIGA, Apr 24 – On April 23, 2018, Shiga Prefecture celebrated its first harvest of the first flush spring green tea at GreenTea Tsuchiyama, a tea grower in Koga, the region known for traditionally producing high-quality tea leaves. To draw more attention to the tea leaves from Oumi region (a part of present Shiga Prefecture), the tea leaves were handpicked by the locals dressed in ninja costume. The temperature this year was low until the end of February, but the weather improved from the end of March. So, the tea shrubs grew well and is ready to offer high-quality products. Koga is also known as a home of ninja, traditional … Continue reading
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What is the best way of selling Japanese produce in China?
TOKYO, April 15 — Online purchase of Japanese food is becoming a preferred channel for Chinese consumers, especially young professionals, a survey conducted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has found. The Japanese governmental export agency conducted the survey in August 2017 to look for export opportunities of Japanese-grown produce. It questioned 1,224 middle-class Chinese, aged between 20 and 49, who live in six major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai and earn more than 5,000 yuan a month. The survey shows that 83 percent of Chinese respondents said they have bought imported food from e-commerce sites. Moreover, the most popular origin of food imports in the e-commerce market … Continue reading
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Japan, US trade ministers may meet after Diet ends on June 20
TOKYO, April 25 — Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his U.S. counterpart, Robert Lighthizer, may hold the first ministerial meeting after the current session in Japan’s parliament, the Diet, ends June 20. “We have indicated to the U.S. that the meeting is likely to take place in late June and after,” Motegi said at an April 24 press conference. His comment came after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the U.S. President Donald Trump announced at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s resort club in Florida, that they will start talks on “free, fair and reciprocal trade deals.” They also said that Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will head up … Continue reading
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Japanese farm goods to be sold at Singapore’s online RedMart
TOKYO, April 15 — Japan’s governmental export agency will set up an online shopping mall at RedMart, Singapore’s e-commerce platform, to help Japanese farmers and food processors to expand their markets. The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) said it’s in talks with RedMart of pulling the plan together, including delivery and transactions. The move is a part of the Japanese government’s strategy to boost agriculture exports to offset an obvious loss in the domestic market. The government has a target to boost the annual value of agricultural exports to 1 trillion yen by 2020. As Singapore is making rapid advances in e-commerce market, two out of three Singaporeans shop online, … Continue reading
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