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【News】 Hospital restaurant’s “yakuzen” Chinese herbal dishes gaining popularity (June 21, 2014)
The Chiba University Hospital’s high-rise restaurant is offering “yakuzen” meals using Chinese herbal medicines and locally-grown vegetables to promote the idea of “eat well to be well.” Sakae Okabe, a chef at the restaurant Vincennes, developed recipes for the dishes based on advice from Takao Namiki, head of the hospital’s Oriental medicine department, on the effects of herbal medicines and vegetables. The dishes are received well by customers, because they do not have the bitter taste of herbal medicines which many expect from “yakuzen” meals, according to the restaurant. The dishes offered at the restaurant include steamed egg rolls with bamboo shoot and spinach, and Japanese mustard spinach and … Continue reading
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【News】 Geographical indication law – a push for local brand promotion (June 19, 2014)
The geographical indication law aimed at promoting local agricultural and food brands was passed in the Diet on Wednesday, June 18, and is expected to take effect next fiscal year. Local agricultural communities welcome the introduction of the system which enables the government to give endorsement on high – quality farm products and food brands and keep control over counterfeits. In order to facilitate sales of value-added local specialties, it is necessary to make the system well – known among farmers and regional agricultural co-operatives. GIs are already introduced in the European Union for such products as Prosciutto di Parma, an uncooked, dry-cured ham produced in Parma province, Italy. … Continue reading
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【News】 Diet enacts geographical indication law (June 18, 2014)
The Diet passed a bill to legislate geographical indications on Wednesday, June 18, aimed at promoting and protecting local agricultural brands. Agriculture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said the ministry will take measures to encourage farmers and agricultural organizations to utilize the system. GI system certifies that a registered agricultural or food brand is produced in a particular region using a method unique to that area, thus linking its quality, reputation or other characteristics to its geographical origin. It sets a standard to assure quality of the products and avoid the use of brand names for products lacking the quality or those produced in other areas. Registered products will be allowed … Continue reading
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【News】 We’ll dye whole village in purple (June 15, 2014)
Kotaro Yamada – Murasaki (purple) Project (Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture) – Residents of Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture, are trying to boost the development of the city by restoring old traditional coloring methods that uses lithospermum erythrorhizonor, which is called Murasaki-so (purple plant) in Japan. Murasaki-so, also called Murasaki in a shorter form, had been cultivated all around the city as a plant to make natural purple colorant. Some years ago, the city, which uses a Chinese character for Murasaki (purple) in its name, decided to take on a challenge to grow this old coloring plant again in order to make it a new local specialty. “It was an unforgettably impressive moment when … Continue reading
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【News】 Government panel proposes reforming agricultural co-operatives in five years (June 14, 2014)
The Council for Regulatory Reform came up with its second proposal on Friday, June 13, calling for a drastic overhaul of the agricultural co-operative system in the coming five years. The recommendations, submitted to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, asked that related bills be submitted to the ordinary Diet session next year, but conclusions for many of the proposals, such as the controversial issue of how to reform the functions and powers of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (JA-Zenchu), are left for future discussions. The council proposed around 230 measures, up from some 140 submitted last June, concerning five sectors – health and medical services, employment, ventures and information … Continue reading
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