ILEA000013530: Fukuoka fisheries group protests Isahaya Bay project

Tourism Expo Japan

Photo taken at the Tourism Expo Japan travel trade exhibition in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2022, shows a booth of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

On August 22, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced that three convenience store companies, Seven-Eleven Japan, FamilyMart, and Lawson, will begin a demonstration experiment for joint delivery. For one week from August 1, the delivery trucks will be sent from each company's distribution bases to XFRONTIER, a joint delivery center of Sagawa Express (Koto Ward, Tokyo). They will then deliver beverages, confectionery, daily goods and other items to a total of 40 stores in the bay area of Tokyo. Seiichi Aoyama, General Manager of the QC and Logistics Management Division of Seven-Eleven Japan; Toru Oka, General Manager of the SCM and Quality Management Division of FamilyMart; and Hitoshi Fujii, General Manager of the Product Division of Lawson. (From left: Toru Oka, General Manager, SCM and Quality Control Division, FamilyMart; Hitoshi Fujii, General Manager, Merchandise Division, Lawson.

Japan Education Association estimates the cost of switching to September enrollment

The Japan Society for Educational Research (JSSER) (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; Teruyuki Hirota, President; Professor, Nihon University, College of Letters, Science and Technology) has estimated the cost of the government's plan to switch to September enrollment, which totals more than 6 trillion yen. The government, local governments and households will have to pay more than 1.816 trillion yen to cover the cost of the change, which will lead to the improvement of not only emergency response to the new coronavirus infection but also long-term educational issues.Photo: Teruyuki Hirota (right), president, and Akio Inui, chairman of the special committee to study the issue of September enrollment and the first day of school, at a press conference on May 22, 2020, at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Fukuoka City has begun a demonstration of a small fuel cell.

Fukuoka City, Tokyo R&D (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo), and others have begun a joint demonstration of fuel cell trucks (photo). By increasing the size of the high-pressure hydrogen container, they will be able to extend the cruising range from the 2018 demonstration to 210 kilometers and run on expressways. The vehicle will be a modified diesel-powered two-ton truck, which was used for 55 days from October to December in 2006 to make deliveries in the central part of Fukuoka City, traveling about 30 kilometers a day. The hydrogen containers were increased from three 36-liter bottles to three 51-liter bottles, and the cruising range was increased from 150 kilometers to 210 kilometers. The demonstration is being carried out as part of the Ministry of the Environment's "Technology Development and Demonstration Project to Strengthen CO2 Emission Reduction Measures. It will be operated by Tenjin Area Joint Transport Co. Photo taken on November 5, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Farm minister on whaling

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi answers reporters' questions at the ministry in Tokyo on April 18, 2014. The minister was quizzed about the government's decision to aim to resume whaling in the Antarctic from next fiscal year.

Cafeterias at gov't offices

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 6, 2012, shows a set menu having tomato-simmered deer meat as the main dish, served at Teshigotoya Sakura, one of the cafeterias at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district.

Japan eyes increasing rice exports to China

BEIJING, China - Nobutaka Tsutsui (C), senior vice minister of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Liu Shenli (L), chairman of China National Agricultural Development Group Corp., shake hands after signing a memorandum in Beijing on Dec. 9, 2010. The agricultural entities agreed China will expand imports of Japanese farm products such as rice and vegetables.

Central, local gov'ts at odds over fate of stud bulls

TOKYO, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru holds a press conference at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo on July 13, 2010, after meeting with farm minister Masahiko Yamada to discuss the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

49 Miyazaki stud bulls to be slaughtered

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Yamada, senior vice minister at the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, speaks during a news conference at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 24, 2010, about the government's decision to slaughter 49 stud bulls in Miyazaki Prefecture amid the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

Gov't to compensate for losses due to foot-and-mouth disease

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu briefs reporters on additional government measures over the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Miyazaki Prefecture at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 21, 2010. The government will compensate farmers for slaughtered cows and pigs at market value, rather than uniform rates as initially planned. (Kyodo)

Fukuoka fisheries group protests Isahaya Bay project

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