Japan

Securing Stable Food Supply and Food Security in Japan (Part 1)

Fumihiro Kabuta
Fumihiro Kabuta, Ph.D. Policy Research Coordinator, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan   The Basic Law on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas, which was enacted in 1999, stipulates Japan’s basic policy on securing food supply and...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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A Subsidy Program for Breeders of Beef Calves in Japan

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo, Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   There are nearly 60,000 breeders of beef cattle in Japan1.  They play an essential role in the meat industry and create important job opportunities in rural areas.  Most cattle breeders are small-sized family...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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The Beef Market and Beef Cattle Farmers in Japan

Yoshihisa Godo
Yoshihisa Godo Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   INTRODUCTION Although Japan is the third largest beef importing country in the world (US Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Traders), with imports accounting for nearly 60% of domestic beef...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Japanese Agricultural Policy Reforms after FY 2014 (PART 2)

Kunio Nishikawa
Kunio Nishikawa College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Japan   INTRODUCTION We translated a pamphlet, “New Policy for Agriculture and Rural Areas is beginning!!”, Previously, we translated pages 1-5.  This time, we have translated pages 6-11.  ...
Country: Japan Topic: Overview
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The Significance of Non-farmers in Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives

Yoshihisa Godo
Japan’s food self-sufficiency ratio Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Yoshihisa Godo   INTRODUCTION Mass media often treat Japanese agricultural cooperatives as organizations of farmers1. Indeed, almost all farmers in Japan belong to agricultural cooperatives. Article 1 of the...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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