Contents:
From the Editors: Rice and Peace in the News
If there are no more Farmers…
Citizens of the World Against Military Expansion
Our Future and the Future of Wetlands
US-Japan Trade Negotiations: We are firmly opposed to the selling out of agriculture and food
Statement of Protest against the Government Decision on the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan
Letter to Y’s Mart: Request and letter of inquiry regarding the sale of genome-edited tomato
From the Editors:
Rice and Peace in the News
This spring, high rice prices have been in the news almost daily. As consumers, we cannot understand how the cost of such an important commodity has doubled. And in many shops, there was no rice at all.
Farmers protested in the streets of Tokyo. What about the cost of imported inputs, such as oil, fertilizers and pesticides? We again raise our slogan of local production, local consumption. And of course, we do not want genome-edited foods…
Beyond that, this 197th issue of Japan Resources has a focus on peace in Asia, with two contributions from Japan and from our friends in South Korea: “Citizens of the World Against Military Expansion”
We will add a feature soon, so you may contribute to Consumers Union of Japan, with a donation online.
– Editors