“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).-
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【News】 Ministers see distance to agreement on TPP (July 12, 2014)
Chief negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks are due to wind up 10 days of negotiations on Saturday, July 12, in Ottawa, but TPP minister Akira Amari said on Friday, July 11, that the member countries are not ready to hold a ministerial gathering this time, as differences still exist among them, notably the United States and Japan. Agriculture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi also said the same day the negotiations will continue on a working level. Amari stressed that in order to hold a ministerial meeting, gaps among member countries need to become narrow enough for ministers to solve in a short period of time. Chief negotiators of the … Continue reading
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【News】 “Natsu-no-Kagayaki,” summer and fall strawberries for warm areas are cultivated in Kyushu (July 12, 2014)
National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region (KONARC) announced July 11 that it succeeded in growing a new variety of everbearing strawberries, “Natsu-no-Kagayaki” or “summer brilliance.” Having a high tolerance for heat, stable amount of its harvest is expected during summer and fall. The yield of its product would be 1.13 tons per 10 ares, which is almost three times as much as that of the existing variety, “Summerberry.” Natsu-no-Kagayaki is highly resistant to greensickness and easy to grow. The ideal place for cultivating this variety is the area with the highest temperature of 30 degrees Celsius or less. Kazuyoshi Sone, a senior researcher at KONARC’s Research Group … Continue reading
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【News】 Agricultural co-operative in Kochi sells sun protective moisturizing cream using Yuzu citron extracts (July 9, 2014)
An agricultural co-operative in the village of Umaji, Kochi Prefecture (JA Umajimura), has started marketing a moisturizing UV-guard cream which contains extracts of Yuzu citrons, the local specialty. Umaji UV Cream Fusegu (meaning “guard” in Japanese), which is developed, manufactured and marketed in the village, contains natural oil and extracts of Yuzu seeds which are said to have high moisturizing effects. It can be used as a makeup base, as it blends well with a foundation. JA Umajimura started selling skin care products containing fragrance of Yuzu fruit and extracts from Yuzu seeds in 2011. Fusegu is the 12th product and the first sun protection item in the series. … Continue reading
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【News】 Okayama University team seeks peach exports by ship (July 8, 2014)
In an effort to double exports of premium peaches to East Asian countries, Okayama University’s research team will set on a trial shipment to establish a low-cost marine transportation system for peaches. Currently, exports of peaches are limited to air freights, as peaches ripen and deteriorate quickly at room temperature but are also vulnerable to low temperature. The research team will start shipping peaches on Sunday, July 13, from Okayama Prefecture to experiment its technology of extending the storage life of peaches to roughly two weeks. The experiment will be conducted for two years, using the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ subsidies offered to projects to develop innovative … Continue reading
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【News】 Future Farm: Veggies grown under LED Lamps (July 6, 2014)
Hiroki Arai – Tamagawa University’s Latest Research on LED use for food production (Machida-shi, Tokyo) – While light emitting diodes (LEDs) are drawing attention as a light source for cultivating food inside sunless factories. Tamagawa University in Machida-shi, Tokyo is making an unprecedented accomplishment in this field. The university has already developed equipment for food factories, carried out testing of cultivation methods and established a unique and integrated sunless food production and sales model. A clean room was installed in “Future SciTech Lab” which was built on the campus of Tamagawa University. Inside the lab, there is hydroponic culture system on shelves with five racks each. The upper ceilings of … Continue reading
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