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Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Products Export Infrastructure Improvement Program

Hisako Nomura
INTRODUCTION​​​​​​ The original “Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Regions Vitalization Creation Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Vitalization Plan”) was set out with its ultimate objective of doubling the income of farmers and farming villages in 2013. The...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Japan’s Unique Position in the World Food Balance

Yoshihisa Godo
ABSTRACT The pattern of global food trade changed dramatically between the pre- and post-WWII periods. Before WWII, developed countries colonialized today’s developing countries and imported mainly primary products, including foods, from them. In contrast, after WWII, developed countries became...
Country: Japan Topic: Agriculture
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Traceability and Food Labeling of Rice in Japan

Yoshihisa Godo
INTRODUCTION Rice is a staple food in Japan. Consumers are sensitive about the variety of rice, its location, and time of harvest, when they are purchasing rice or foods containing rice from a retailer or if they are dining at a restaurant. However, these aspects are difficult to judge from the...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Present State of Paddy Cultivation by the Direct Seeding Method

Kunio Nishikawa
INTRODUCTION Japan's agricultural structure is changing from small farm sizes to relatively larger one. The 2015 World Census of Agriculture published in 2016 shows that the number of agriculture management entities[1]  in Japan falls by 18% from 1.68 million in 2010 to 1.38 million in...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural science policies
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Impact of TPP on Production Value of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products

Akihiko Hirasawa
ORIGINAL DOCUMENT 「農林水産物の生産額への影響について」(Written in Japanese) http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/tpp/kouka/pdf/151224/151224_tpp_keizaikoukabunnseki03.pdf   Translation Impact of TPP on Production Value of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products December 24, 2015 Headquarters of TPP Response...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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