“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
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【Editorial】 Joining the TPP negotiations is abandonment of national sovereignty (March 16, 2013)
We strongly protest and denounce Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s announcement to join the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) talks. The announcement is an outrage against public sentiment and it is clearly against his campaign promise. The TPP is an agreement which undoubtedly goes against Japan’s national interest and could lead to collapsing of the nation’s system, and proceeding with the talks in such a forceful and uncertain way is equivalent to an abandonment of national sovereignty. It is extremely regrettable that the government has rushed into making a decision on the issue related to the nation’s fundamentals without any disclosure of the decision making process or enough national debate on the … Continue reading
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【Editor’s column】 TPP: An act of utmost folly bringing devastation to the nation (March 16, 2013)
Editor in Chief, Kosuke Nagai I cannot imagine anyone in their right mind making such a decision. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has, after all, announced his intention to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks. The TPP scheme will make Japan submit to the economic hegemony of the United States, and the Japanese society will be ruined, dominated by U.S. rules. There will be no future for the nation’s agriculture, and the people’s lives will be at stake. Entering the TPP talks is a leap into the dark, an act of utmost folly. Abe proudly stated in a press conference the significance of participating in the talks. But vital as … Continue reading
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【Editorial】 Never allow the government to join TPP, without any guarantee （Feb. 25, 2013）
We cannot allow an important decision for Japan’s future to be made on such untrustworthy grounds — never without sufficient disclosure of information or national debate on the issue. The joint statement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks issued Friday, February 22, after a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and United States President Barack Obama does not offer any guarantee that Japan can maintain tariffs on key farm products, which is one of the six items the Liberal Democratic Party listed in its campaign pledge, as well as for other five items such as universal health insurance coverage. It is far too hasty to decide to join … Continue reading
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【News】 TPP: No guarantee for exceptions; Abe, who met Obama, is determined to make decision soon; Anti-TPP campaign reaches its crucial stage (Feb. 24, 2013)
Takanori Okabe Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the first summit meeting with United States President Barack Obama on Friday, February 22 (Saturday, February 23, Japan time). Concerning the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks, Abe said in a press conference held after the meeting that the two governments “confirmed that they are not required to make a prior commitment to unilaterally eliminate all tariffs without exceptions.” On the issue of whether to join the TPP negotiations, Abe said that he “hopes to make a decision as soon as possible” after returning to Japan and making explanations to the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner New Komeito. In the summit … Continue reading
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【Editorial】 U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement; Face up to the realities of infringement of national sovereignty (Feb. 23, 2013)
As many had warned, the fear of the United States-South Korea Free Trade Agreement becoming an infringement of national sovereignty is coming true. South Korea was planning to introduce a system of imposing a surcharge on buyers of cars with excessive CO2 emissions in July, but the plan was postponed until the year 2015 under the pressure from the American auto industry. The decision was apparently made taking into account the underlying threat of an investor-state dispute resolution, a system which is expected to be introduced in the Trans-Pacific Partnership framework as well, and such a trend should on no account be overlooked. It was on March 15 last … Continue reading
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