Japan

Issues and Policies Surrounding Production of Milk and Dairy Products

Kunio Nishikawa
INTRODUCTION At the end of 2014 when many people bought and enjoyed sweet cakes made of raw milk for the Christmas, the shortage of dairy products, especially butter, became a hot topic in Japan. Consumers could not find out butter at any supermarkets, and have to wait its arriving for many days...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Japan's Pork Imports: New Agreement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Negotiations

Yoshihisa Godo, Hiroshi Takahashi
Introduction On October 5, 2015, the 12 countries participating in the on-going Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations reached a broad agreement at the ministerial meeting in Atlanta U.S.A. During the meeting, Japan promised to reduce tariffs on foreign pork once the agreement comes to...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Summary of Farmland Consolidation into Ninaite

Kunio Nishikawa
INTRODUCTION Consolidation of farmlands into Ninaite[1] is important challenge for Japanese agriculture, because it can contribute to the improvement of competitiveness of Japanese agriculture in the international market. The Japanese government now promotes farmland consolidation through various...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural land policies
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Countermeasures against the TPP in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector

Takumi Sakuyama
Explanatory Note for Translation The following is the full translation of “Countermeasures against the TPP in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector”, formulated in response to the agreement in principle of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations on October 5, and approved...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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The JAS Mark System for Transparency in Beef Production

Yoshihisa Godo
INTRODUCTION Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is one of the of the greatest food safety concerns among Japanese consumers. The outbreak of BSE-infected cows in September 2001 in Japan awakened consumers’ anxiety about the safety of beef. Consumers became more concerned about how beef...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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