Japan

Guideline on Food Security in a State of Emergency (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, October, 2015)

Mari Izumi
Explanatory note by the translator：    This document is the first of three chapters of the latest Guideline on Food Security under the State of Emergency, revised in 0ctober 2015. The guideline was originally developed in March 2002, and has been revised for several times.  ...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Mountainous Village Activation Support Grant

Hisako Nomura
Mountainous Village Activation Support Grant[1] Dr. Hisako NOMURA Lecturer Faculty of Agriculture Kyushu University, Japan   ○ In the mountainous villages, distinctive agricultural products and landscapes, as well as regional resources like traditional culture exist.  In recent...
Country: Japan Topic: Rural development
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Outline of Agriculture Disaster Compensation System in Japan

Yoshihito Yasuda
ABSTRACT Agriculture is an industry affected most by nature. Japan is situated in the Asian monsoon zone. Japanese farmers suffer from heavy damages caused by frequent typhoons, floods, cold summers and other meteorological events. To establish continuity of agriculture and a stable food supply,...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Sustainable Growth in Crop Natural Disaster Insurance: Experiences of Japan

Futoshi Okada
  ABSTRACT A famous insurance professional said, “Insurance is the first choice and the last choice.” The axiom　means that we cannot get any protection without buying insurance but cost of insurance is so high that we have to engage loss control to reduce the total cost. One main...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural risk management
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A new agreement for Japan’s pork “safeguard” in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations

Yoshihisa Godo, Hiroshi Takahashi
Introduction When pork imports increase sharply, the Japanese government is geared to implement a special measure for protecting domestic pork producers. This urgent and temporary measure is called a “safeguard.” In the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations, the Japanese...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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