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AGRICULTURE

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 7, 2016
Chinese farmers are illegally growing GMO corn: Greenpeace
Farmers are illegally growing genetically modified corn in China's northeast, said the environmental nonprofit Greenpeace on Wednesday in a report that may generate further distrust of the government's ability to ensure a safe food supply.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2015
EU pushes Japan to reach FTA in 2016 or else face renewed skepticism
Japan should aim to reach a free-trade agreement with the European Union next year or risk undermining EU interest in a deal, the 28-nation bloc's chief negotiator warned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2015
Shift from Australian to European barley providing relief for struggling wagyu beef farmers
The most expensive meat in the world is getting a little cheaper to produce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2015
Dow, DuPont agree on $130 billion merger
Chemical titans DuPont and Dow Chemical Co. have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger valued at $130 billion in a first step toward breaking up into three businesses, a move that pleased activist investors and could trigger more consolidation.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2015
Bird flu spreads to fourth region in southwest France
France has discovered two new outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu, including one in the Gers region in southwest France, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, bringing to four the number of regions hit by the virus in the country.
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2015
TPP mitigation must be effective
The Abe administration's plan for easing the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership includes lots of promises, but how well they will work remains a major concern.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2015
Potential future Japan leader Koizumi Jr. needs to sell TPP to fuming farmers
Diet member Shinjiro Koizumi faced a dilemma when a group of farmers angry over the government's trade policy and aware of his dislike of tomatoes handed him a bag of them to try.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2015
Japan government releases TPP policy paper in attempt to quell unease
The government sets out how the TPP free trade pact could aid businesses, to address unease in the agriculture and small business sectors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2015
How China can prevent the antibiotic apocalypse
China's millions of farmers are notorious for pumping their livestock full of antibiotics, a practice that is fueling the rise of bacteria resistant to some of the world's most powerful 'last resort' antibiotics.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 20, 2015
Fake pesticides endanger crops and human health in India
Millions of unsuspecting Indian farmers are spraying fake pesticides onto their fields, contaminating soil, cutting crop yields and putting both food security and human health at risk in the country of 1.25 billion people.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2015
Colorado woman kills 38 sheep in crash, charged with drunken driving
A 47-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after her vehicle plowed into a flock of sheep in southwestern Colorado, killing 38 of them, police said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 16, 2015
TPP no done deal; hurdles include interpretation, legislative approval, U.S. election
The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was released this month. The document is a wide-ranging accord between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2015
Colombia farmers make switch from cocaine to cocoa
It was the murder — execution-style, in broad daylight — of a friend and fellow farmer in the Colombian countryside that prompted German Sanchez to finally heed government calls to get out of the cocaine trade and plant cocoa instead. Six years later, market forces, more than concerns about personal...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2015
Bacon fans brush off WHO cancer warning
Standing at the meat counter at a Mariano's grocery store in Chicago, a half-dozen customers bantered with the butchers about the recent World Health Organization (WHO) report linking processed meat to colorectal cancer.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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