Central, South American envoys experience rice planting

TOKYO, Japan - Ambassadors, embassy officials and their family members from 15 Central and South American countries experience ''taue'' (rice planting) at rice fields in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on April 19, 2010, at the invitation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu. (Kyodo)

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