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【News】 Japanese farmers call on government to spend more on agriculture (Dec. 18, 2013)
The Japan Agricultural Cooperatives and its national political body held a rally in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 17, to urge the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to increase budget spending for agriculture, as fiscal 2014 will be the beginning year for the government’s 10-year plan to double farmers’ incomes and the introduction of Japanese-style direct payment system for rice farmers. Some 500 JA members and 140 Diet members who attended the meeting agreed to demand that the government allocate more than JPY 2.56 trillion on agriculture, equivalent to the amount allocated for fiscal 2009, the time before the power takeover by the Democratic Party of Japan. The … Continue reading
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【News】 Agricultural reform still halfway through (Dec. 17, 2013)
The government last week announced its agricultural policy plan for the next decade, which includes specific measures to meet its goal of doubling farmers’ incomes in 10 years. However, the plan is scheduled to be revised by June next year to reflect the ongoing discussions by the government’s Council for Industrial Competitiveness and the Council for Regulatory Reform. The debate on agricultural reform, which began after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office a year ago, will continue, as the future vision of agricultural structure, including how to define ambitious farmers, remains ambiguous. The plan, aimed at revitalizing the agricultural industry and rural villages to have growth potential, comprises four … Continue reading
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【News】 Salted salmon in season (Dec. 13, 2013)
Takuo Fukumoto As winter deepens, production of salted salmon is at its peak in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture. Agricultural corporation Shinko Nosan is busy preparing salmon, curing them with salt and drying them for fermentation. The company’s main business is rice production, but it also engages in production of salted salmon for year-end gifts as a source of revenue during winter. They dress salmon, carefully removing dark flesh and internal organ membranes, and rub salt into it, leave it for up to a week and then wash away the salt and hang it for drying. It is dried for roughly three weeks to bring out the best flavor. Shinko Nosan dresses … Continue reading
【News】 TPP ministers stress fruits of negotiations, eager to maintain momentum for future agreement (Dec. 12, 2013)
Satomi Tamai – Singapore Ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks, who wrapped up a four-day meeting in Singapore on It’s Tuesday, December 10, seemed to lack a sense of urgency in meeting their end-of-year goal for an accord, despite expectations which grew prior to the meeting. But they said in a joint statement that they have made “substantial progress” towards completing the agreement and will continue “intensive work” toward sealing the pact, adding that they will meet again next month. In a press conference held after the meeting, United States Trade Representative Michael Froman called the meeting “tremendously successful and productive,” saying … Continue reading
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【News】 Japanese farmers concerned over US’ highhanded attitude in TPP negotiations (Dec. 12, 2013)
After failing to reach agreement by the year end, ministers from the 12 member countries engaged in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks decided to meet again in January. Farmers interviewed by The Japan Agricultural News unanimously voiced concern over future TPP negotiations and the Japanese government’s stance amid growing pressure from the United States to open markets. “The U.S. is too strong-armed,” said Koichi Kakizaki, 61, who grows rice on a 20-hectare land in Kaneyama, Yamagata Prefecture. “It seems like the U.S. is telling Japan and other countries to become its followers.” “We farmers think that joining the TPP talks in itself was wrong,” Kakizaki said, urging the government … Continue reading
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