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Woman serving as bridge between farmers, consumers

TOKYO, Japan - Kyo Shuto (C) helps rice planting at farmer Kazuo Kanazawa's paddy field in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture on May 19, 2013. Shuto is president of Kometabi Co., a firm that sells rice and vegetables grown by contract farmers in Akita with natural farming methods. (Photo by Shuzo Shikano)

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Japanese singer calls for rice for Afghan children

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Japanese ballad singer Kazuo Kyo sings on the street in Tokyo's Ginza district Oct. 18 to appealed to the general public for rice donations for Afghan children in refugee camps in Pakistan. Kyo, 51, and his group said the rice will reach the camps by February 2002 after it is made into a water-soluble powdered form in a factory in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The group hopes to produce 100 tons of the rice flour.

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Japanese singer calls for rice for Afghan children

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Japanese ballad singer Kazuo Kyo sings on the street in Tokyo's Ginza district Oct. 18 to appealed to the general public for rice donations for Afghan children in refugee camps in Pakistan. Kyo, 51, and his group said the rice will reach the camps by February 2002 after it is made into a water-soluble powdered form in a factory in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The group hopes to produce 100 tons of the rice flour.