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Introduction to the Income Insurance System of Japan

Fumihiro Kabuta
The following is the translation of section 7 of “Agriculture Competitiveness Reinforcement Program” which was approved by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Regions Vitalization Creation Headquarters (headed by Prime Minister Abe) in the Cabinet on 29th November 2016. The...
Country: Japan Topic: Farmers' welfare and retirement system
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Impact of Japan-EU EPA on Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products by Commodities

  ORIGINAL DOCUMENT 「日EU・EPAにおける品目ごとの農林水産物への影響について」(Written in Japanese) http://www.maff.go.jp/j/kanbo/eu_epa/attach/pdf/index-7.pdf   accessed November 4, 2017 「日EU・EPAにおける品目ごとの農林水産物への影響について（総括表）」(Written in Japanese) http://www.maff.go.jp/j/kanbo/eu_epa/attach/pdf/index-10.pdf...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Japanese Sake Export and Sakamai Production

Kunio Nishikawa
INTRODUCTION Japanese Sake (rice wine) is the traditional Japanese beverage made from rice. It is considered as one of the most popular beverages in Japanese food culture. It is now enjoyed all over the world because of its good flavor and taste especially if it is served together with other...
Country: Japan Topic: Agribusiness
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Analysis of Multi-sectoral Business Development and Roles of Japan's Agricultural Cooperatives

Noriaki KAWASAKI
ABSTRACT The Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA), is going through a time of massive reforms toward more business-oriented operations in response to changes in food consumption trend. But innovative farmers and the JAs have not always been in collaborative relationship and tended to alienate each...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Agricultural Development Through Cooperation Between Agricultural Cooperatives and Consumers' Cooperatives in Japan: Focusing on Direct Marketing of Agricultural Products

Yukihisa Yamada
ABSTRACT In the context of recent high economic growth in Asian countries, agrarian structure has also been drastically transforming. Agricultural development has been mainly led by increase of production. Nowadays, however, farmers’ response to urban consumers’ demands for safe and...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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