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【News】 Cultural groups say TPP pact infringes on freedom of expression (Sept. 10, 2013)
A liaison council for 11 cultural groups related to creation of movies, poems and other artworks issued a statement on Monday, September 9, opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks. The groups fear that strengthening regulations concerning copyright laws under the intellectual property area of the TPP agreement would make derivative works such as parody songs unlawful, even without accusation from copyright holders, hindering creation of such works. Kimihiko Otsuru, a council member and standing director of an association for poets, states that if the American-style strict rules are introduced in the field of intellectual property, there would be a danger of citizens’ creative activities being restricted. Otsuru admits that … Continue reading
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【Editorial】 JA group tasked with the role to cooperate internationally on anti-TPP movements (Sept. 6, 2013)
Starting this month, the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives will send a delegation to member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks to exchange opinions and information with government officials and industrial associations. JA group members will visit four countries, including Canada and the United States, by November. JA will also cooperate with a group of anti-TPP professors in Japan to present issues of concern regarding the TPP negotiations. The U.S.-led negotiations are expected to speed up this autumn as the members aim at reaching agreement by the year end. Now is the time for JA to put forth its clear stance against the TPP agreement at home and abroad, and … Continue reading
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【News】 Tokyo-based translator expresses dangers of TPP on the Internet (Sept. 6, 2013)
Yoshiko Matsuda, a 45-year-old translator of Tokyo, has been reporting on the risks of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks through a Facebook page, based on information she gathered from people worldwide. Matsuda succeeded the page from a friend in September 2011. She says she wants to inform the public on the need to oppose the TPP agreement, using various kinds of ways. She consistently checks the homepage of the United States Congress and other overseas sources to gather information on the TPP talks, and conveys it directly to members of the Japanese Diet as well as posting it on the Internet. In May, she translated into English the resolutions … Continue reading
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【News】 Edamame beans in Akita gaining popularity as ingredient for desserts (Sept. 4, 2013)
Edamame green soybeans are becoming more than a classic sake nibble. Edamame produced by an agricultural cooperative in Daisen, Akita Prefecture (JA Akita Obako), is increasingly used as ingredients for other food products, especially desserts. Firms and hotels in Akita are developing original premium sweets using processed edamame, contributing to making Akita-grown beans more appealing. JA Akita Obako is the top producer of edamame in Akita, with acreage of 181 hectares in fiscal 2013, 1.3 times as large as five years ago. Along with the expansion of production, the cooperative was faced with the need to cope with the increase of non-standard products. To raise farmers’ incomes and to respond … Continue reading
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【News】 Shrinking production of non-GM soybeans abroad gives a headache to Japanese importers (Sept. 3, 2013)
Kazuhiro Takamatsu Japanese trading firms are having difficulty coping with supply shortage of imported non-GM soybeans which Japanese consumers prefer. Production of non-GM soybeans are declining, as the bad weather and increase of demand in emerging markets are pushing up soybean prices in the global market, prompting farmers to move away from time-consuming production of non-GM soybeans. Soybean dealers, also hit by the weakening yen leading to rising prices of imports, are turning to domestically-produced soybeans and are calling on the government to take measures to encourage soybean production. An official of a major Japanese trading company which imports non-GM soybeans from the United States and Canada says all the … Continue reading