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【News】 A Vietnamese delegation visits Aichi to learn about the Japanese agricultural industry and cooperative business (June 20, 2013)
A delegation from the Vietnam Co-operative Alliance’s Institute of Co-operative Economy Development visited agricultural facilities in Aichi Prefecture on Wednesday, June 19, to conduct field studies on the production and distribution of agricultural products, as well as learning about businesses of agricultural cooperatives in Japan. The delegation, invited by Aichi Chita Agricultural Cooperative (JA Aichi Chita), visited a JA group company which grows seedlings of flowers and vegetables, a sorting facility for greenhouse-grown mandarin oranges, a farmers’ store, a welfare facility and a processing facility for agricultural products. It is the first time for the JA Aichi group to invite a delegation from Vietnam. Five members of the delegation, headed … Continue reading
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【News】 TPP negotiations proceed without Japan’s participation – series of inter-sessional meetings on specific areas are scheduled this month (June 20, 2013)
Takanori Okabe 11 member nations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks held an inter-sessional round of negotiations earlier this month to advance technical discussions on specific areas, with more to come before July when Japan is scheduled to join the negotiations, which means there will be less room for Japan to participate in the rule-making process of the TPP initiative, sources said. The Canadian government announced Sunday, June 16, that the TPP members held negotiations focusing on investment provisions in Vancouver from Friday, June 14, to Sunday, June 16. Andina, a Peruvian national news agency, reported on Sunday, June 16, and Monday, June 17, that inter-sessional meetings of chief … Continue reading
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【News】 Small-size potted bamboos are gaining popularity before Tanabata star festival (June 20, 2013)
The Osaka Flower Gardening Wholesale Market and a flower farmer in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, are marketing potted short bamboos to be displayed with strips of paper hanged to write wishes for the traditional Tanabata star festival on July 7. They plan to sell about 300 pots this year, ten times as many as five years ago when they first began selling such bamboos. They hope the bamboos, as well as being used for shop decorations, will become more popular as displays at homes, as they can be displayed even in a limited space. The plants, developed jointly by the Osaka market and flower farm Baika-en, come in pots sized … Continue reading
【News】 Chinese distributor margin for Japanese rice amounts to 60% of retail price – Japanese government blames the high margin for Japan’s sluggish rice exports (June 19, 2013)
Japanese rice is sold in China at 1,300 yen per kilogram, out of which 720 yen is granted to Chinese distributors as margins, according to a survey by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries submitted to the Liberal Democratic Party’s committee on agricultural trade on Tuesday, June 18. An agricultural ministry official said that distributors are receiving too much margin, adding it is one of the factors which hinder Japan’s rice exports to China. According to the survey conducted in fiscal 2011, the retail price range of Japanese rice in Chinese markets was between 1,100 yen and 1,300 yen. Based on the data, the ministry estimated that the distributor … Continue reading
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【News】 Funeral displays using foreign flowers are gaining popularity with the increase of personalized funerals (June 19, 2013)
Flower shops and producers suggested new flower displays in line with changing funeral styles in a funeral business fair held in Pacifico Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18. Participants at the fair held by Sogo Unicom, publisher of Monthly Funeral Business, said funeral displays are diversifyi ng, as more people are choosing new forms of send-offs for the deceased, such as holding private funerals or skipping funeral services. Besides traditional funeral flower arrangements using chrysanthemums, many exhibition booths showed altar displays and sympathy flower arrangements using foreign flowers such as roses and orchids. “Flower imports are increasing along with the rising demand for foreign … Continue reading