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Choue Okuno, chairman of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (photo taken on June 23, 2015)

LDP meeting on agricultural reform

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party holds a meeting to discuss agricultural issues including a JA-Zenchu (Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives) reform plan at its headquarters in Tokyo, on June 9, 2014.

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JA-Zenchu chairman Banzai at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Banzai, chairman of the JA-Zenchu (Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives), speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2014.

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Keidanren, JA Zenchu align for agricultural promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Keidanren Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura (standing) speaks during a meeting on an export promotion plan for domestic agricultural products with Akira Banzai, chairman of JA Zenchu (the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives) (2nd from R) in Tokyo, on May 13, 2014.

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JA's national conference

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Banzai, chairman of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (JA-Zenchu), speaks during a national conference held by the JA group, Japan's largest farm lobby, in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012. It is set to adopt a resolution against Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations.

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Farmers urge TEPCO to compensate after nuke crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Moteki (R), chairman of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives, meets with Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu (L, front) in Tokyo on April 14, 2011, to protest the utility's handling of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. The major Japanese agricultural cooperative federation urged the company to compensate affected farmers, saying the radioactive substances from the reactor are threatening the whole agricultural business in northeastern and eastern Japan.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda (C), executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the LDP's upcoming presidential election, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2021, after meeting with officials of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the LDP's upcoming presidential election, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2021, after meeting with officials of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives.

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Rally held in Tokyo against TPP

Participants in a rally held in Tokyo on May 19, 2015, by the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives, known as JA-Zenchu, hold signs against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement which is under negotiation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JA-Zenchu head Banzai speaks at rally in Tokyo

Akira Banzai, head of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives, known as JA-Zenchu, addresses a rally in Tokyo on May 19, 2015. The rally was held to call for protection of key farm items, including rice, in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal negotiations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farmers urge TEPCO to compensate after nuke crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Moteki (R), chairman of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives, meets with Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu (L, front) in Tokyo on April 14, 2011, to protest the utility's handling of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. The major Japanese agricultural cooperative federation urged the company to compensate affected farmers, saying the radioactive substances from the reactor are threatening the whole agricultural business in northeastern and eastern Japan. (Kyodo)