Farm ministers inspect rice paddy farming in Japan

Farm ministers inspect rice paddy farming in Japan

NARA, Japan - Japanese agriculture minister Tsutomu Takebe (L) and his counterparts from Australia, Canada, the European Union and the United States visit the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on a half-day trip on July 26, where rice paddy farming has roots from ancient times. (Kyodo)

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