Japan

A Review of Food Nutrition Labeling in Japan

Yoshihisa Godo
INTRODUCTION For years, food nutrition labeling had not been compulsory in Japan. In response to consumers’ increasing concerns about food safety, however, the Japanese government, which many perceive as the slowest among major advanced countries, introduced a compulsory nutrition labeling...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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TPP and Agricultural Reform under the Abe Administration

Masayoshi Honma
Last September 15 and 16 Japanese Professor Masayoshi Honma, a world famous agricultural economist, delivered his lecture on the “Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Under the Abe Administration”at Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture and the Department of Agricultural Economics, National...
Country: Japan Topic: Overview
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Acts to Protect Names of Designated Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foodstuffs (Summary)

Hisako Nomura
Purpose The Japanese government enacts Geographical Indication (GI) protection legislation which registers agricultural, forestry and fishery products and foodstuffs that own their tradition and specificity attributed to the geographical area and own brand names which are connected and...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Succession of Farmlands to Non-Family Successors: Options for the Young Generation of Farmers

Tasuku Nagatani
  ABSTRACT Faced with the continuing shortage of farm successors in aging farming households in Japan, the farm succession to non-family members draws significant attention as an alternative to the conventional transfer to family heirs. To illuminate the characteristics and challenges in...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Land Concentration and Land Market in Japan: An International Perspective

Shinsaku Nakajima
ABSTRACT This paper reviews theories, current conditions, and barriers of liquidization and concentration of farmland in Japan and discusses perspectives on further research. First, to determine the economic conditions required to promote farmland liquidity, this paper formulates the farmland...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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