“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
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【News】 Spontaneous growth of genetically modified plants are found spreading in South Korea, a research institute finds (Aug. 6, 2013)
Zhezhu Jin The growth areas of genetically modified plants are spreading throughout South Korea in recent years, apparently due to imported GM products that have accidentally been scattered or fallen off to the ground during transportation, according to a report by South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research. Some of the plants crossbred with other varieties in some areas, the report said, prompting citizens’ groups to call on the government to strengthen monitoring and control of GM crops. The South Korean government also set on revising related regulations. The institute has been monitoring living modified organisms (LMOs) released into the environment since 2009, and has discovered spontaneous growth of … Continue reading
【News】 Agave plant in Shizuoka Prefecture flowers for the first time in two decades (Aug. 5, 2013)
Agave, a plant which is also known by the name “century plant” for its nature of flowering only once in decades, has blossomed in Nishi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, for the first time in 20 years. The agave, planted by Denjiro Okada, 65, in his field some 40 years ago, first flowered in around 1991. Its stem started to grow up again in mid-April this year to reach nearly 10 meters high by late June, and yellow flowers blossomed in mid-July. Okada said he did not expect to live to see the plant flower again, and asked people to feel free to come and enjoy the flowers. The plant is … Continue reading
【Editorial】 Detroit bankruptcy – the fate of an economy where the wealthiest takes away the wealth and the future of the nation (Aug. 2, 2013)
The city of Detroit, which has thrived as the center of America’s auto industry, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in federal court in July. It is said to be the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in the United States history by debt, estimated to amount to roughly 2 trillion yen. The decline of the city triggered by loss of tax revenue indicates the danger of a regional economy depending on a handful of firms. America’s free market economy, in which the strong victimizes the weak and widens the gap between rich and poor, is beginning to collapse beneath its feet. Japan, which is pushing aggressively for deregulation and competitive … Continue reading
【News】 Dairy farmers protest against TPP (Aug. 1, 2013)
Nearly 1,000 dairy farmers held a protest rally in Tokyo on Wednesday, July 31, calling on the Japanese government to protect key agricultural products, including dairy products, from tariff elimination in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade negotiations. Members of the Dairy Farmers Political Federation of Japan also urged the government to help stabilize their business which is hit hard by the rising prices of imported feed, brought about by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” economic policies leading to a weaker yen. The protesters marched through the streets of Kasumigaseki along the buildings of the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and … Continue reading
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【News】 Young beginning farmers increase in 2012 thanks to government grants, while the overall number of new farmers declines (July 31, 2013)
People aged 39 or younger who began farming in 2012 amounted to 15,030, up 5.7% or 810 from the previous year to occupy 26.6% of the total beginning farmers, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. But the age group of 39 or younger was the only group which marked an increase, indicating the need to further encourage a variety of people to enter farming and continue the business. The number of beginning farmers from non-farming families also marked an increase, rising 40% or 910 from a year before to 3,010. On the other hand, the number of beginning farmers who succeed their families’ farms or are … Continue reading
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