Japan Press Weekly

(March 31, 2010)

Seeking self-efficiency while promoting lberalization

(March 28, 2010)

90% of imported foods still not inspected

(March 27, 2010)

Ichida calls for restoration of agriculture

( December 10, 2009)

‘Green Wave’ action ends

( November 10, 2009)

Farmers protest against Japan-U.S. FTA

( October 17, 2009)

Farmers and consumers launch ‘Green Wave’ action

( October 11 & 14, 2009)

BSE risky parts contained in imported U.S. beef

( October 11, 2009)

Hokkaido prefecturel assembly adopts anti-FTA resolution

( October 9, 2009)

JCP chair attends JA assembly for the first time

( August 31, 2009 )

More moldy MA rice detected

( August 31, 2009)

Rice retailers and producers have exchange meeting

( August 28, 2009)

Import of unnecessary rice will deal blow to Japanese farmers

( August 13, 2009 )

3,000 farmers hold rally opposing Japan-U.S. FTA talks

( August 5, 2009)

Shii;agreement with U.S. will destroy Japanese agriculture

( June 17, 2009)

Bill to give agribusiness freedom to use farmland enacted

(April 12, 2009)

Four town assemblies in Hokkaido say ‘NO!’ to agribusiness ploy

(March 11, 2009)

Corporate entry into agriculture will destroy regional farming

(March 11, 2009)

Government advisor calls for agricultural deregulation

(January 21–23, 2009 )

Democratic farmers’ organization calls for social solidarity to revitalize agriculture

(January 21, 2009)

‘Let us work together to rebuild Japanese farming’-- Shii at farmers’ congress

(January 14, 2009 )

Over 200 local assemblies adopt a petition demanding cancellation of ‘MA rice’ imports

(December 9, 2008)

Farmers urge government to reject draft of WTO agriculture agreement

(November 26, 2008 )

Government list shows over 38,000 tons of illegal food products were imported in 2007

(November 8, 2008 )

Agriculture Ministry resumes auctions for imported rice but concludes unsuccessfully

(October 25, 2008)

Agriculture Ministry instructed its local offices to make use of tainted imported rice as staple food

(September 20, 2008)

Agriculture minister resigns to take blame for tainted rice scandal

(September 19, 2008)

Government has left 10,000 tons of tainted foreign rice uncontrolled for 13 years: JCP representative

(September 18, 2008)

Rice farmers’ income as expressed in hourly wages is 1/4 of minimum wage

(September 14, 2008 )

Government has put safety on the backburner in sticking to rice imports

(September 10, 2008)

Government claim of ‘obligatory imports of MA rice’ proven to be groundless

(September 4, 2008 )

JCP Chair Shii calls on agricultural cooperatives for common action to raise food self-sufficiency rate

(August 24, 2008)

JCP Iwate Pref. holds symposium to discuss ways to solve crisis of fisheries

(August 24, 2008)

3,000 farmers march in demonstration demanding use of tax money to help them pay rising costs – Kochi

(August 24, 2008)

Defend local agriculture

(August 22, 2008)

5,000 Hokkaido farmers call for steps to overcome agricultural crisis

(August 22, 2008)

Okinawan farmers hold rally to demand governmental action to help to deal with crisis

(July 29, 2008)

JCP calls for measures to control price hikes

(July 21, 2008)

Deregulation in agriculture is ruining the country by abandoning small family farmers

(July 17, 2008)

JCP lawmakers meet with the fisheries association

(July 16, 2008)

200,000 boats stop fishing to call for steps to cover losses due to high oil prices

(June 22, 2008)

JCP Chair Shii attends symposium on rebuilding Japan’s agriculture

(June 20, 2008)

Fishermen call for state support

(June 18, 2008)

Government measures needed to support the survival of fisheries

(June 3, 2008)

Focus on effective global cooperation to overcome food crisis

(June 3, 2008)

Increasing rice production must include price support: Ichida

(June 1, 2008)

U.S. puts ‘pressures’ on Japan regarding usage of imported rice

(May 21, 2008)

JCP demands suspension of ‘mandatory’ rice imports

(May 15, 2008)

Change stance toward WTO trade talks

(April 26, 2008)

Farmers’ and consumers’ organizations urge government to act to amend WTO rules

(April 26, 2008)

Do not use grain as source of biofuel: JCP Yoshii