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Japanese ministers agree to impose farm import curb

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (L) speaks at a news conference March 30 after agreed with two other cabinet ministers to impose a temporary emergency import curb on three agricultural products primarily from China.

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Ministers reach basic accord on farm import curb

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu heads for a meeting in the Diet on March 30 with Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma to discuss problems resulting from surging imports from China of stone leeks, ''shiitake'' mushrooms and rushes used in ''tatami'' mats. They reached a basic agreement to impose a temporary emergency import curb on these products.

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Gov't decides to open Isahaya Bay gates

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu speaks to journalists March 27 after receiving a report from an advisory panel recommending the ministry open the watergates at the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Kyushu. Yatsu said the ministry decided to open the gates, but did not give any specific date.

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Gov't, Nagasaki at odds on halting Isahaya reclamation work

TOKYO, Japan - Genjiro Kaneko (L), governor of Nagasaki Prefecture, hands a document carrying a resolution adopted by the Nagasaki prefectural assembly to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu on March 7 in Tokyo. Kaneko is opposed to a proposal to temporarily halt a reclamation project and open a dike in Isahaya Bay in the prefecture. On March 6, Yatsu expressed willingness to suspend the reclamation work to analyze the quality of water in the 1,710-hectare reservoir behind the dike.

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Fishermen demand halt to Isahaya Bay reclamation project

TOKYO, Japan - Fishermen from Fukuoka Prefecture hand over to Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu at the ministry in Tokyo on March 1 a petition signed by 122,000 people, demanding the government halt a state-run land reclamation project and open water gates in Isahaya Bay. They believe the project and the 1997 closure of the water gates have caused this year's poor seaweed crops.

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Farm minister inspects Isahaya Bay over poor seaweed crop

NAGASAKI, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (C) samples seaweed Jan. 29 in the Ariake Sea off Saga Prefecture in his inspection of the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture. He made his visit due to local fishermen's allegations that the project is responsible for this season's poor seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Minister inspects Isahaya Bay over poor seaweed crop

ISAHAYA, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (R) on Jan. 29 inspects the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture. Local fishermen claim that the reclamation project is responsible for this season's poor seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site mudflat near Tokyo

A ranger (L) shows a small creature found in the Yatsu-higata mudflat, placed on the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance, in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site mudflat near Tokyo

Reed grass grows in the Yatsu-higata mudflat, placed on the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance, in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, in March 2015, with high-rise condominiums standing in the distance. It is a rare mudflat situated in an urban area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site mudflat near Tokyo

The Yatsu-higata mudflat, placed on the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance, in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, is seen in March 2015, with high-rise condominiums and commercial facilities observed in the distance. It is a rare mudflat situated in an urban area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Roses of 800 different varieties are in full bloom at Yatsu Rose Garden in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on May 22, 2020, temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Roses of 800 different varieties are in full bloom at Yatsu Rose Garden in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on May 22, 2020, temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Roses of 800 different varieties are in full bloom at Yatsu Rose Garden in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on May 22, 2020, temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ministers reach basic accord on farm import curb

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu heads for a meeting in the Diet on March 30 with Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma to discuss problems resulting from surging imports from China of stone leeks, ''shiitake'' mushrooms and rushes used in ''tatami'' mats. They reached a basic agreement to impose a temporary emergency import curb on these products.

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Japanese ministers agree to impose farm import curb

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (L) speaks at a news conference March 30 after agreed with two other cabinet ministers to impose a temporary emergency import curb on three agricultural products primarily from China.

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Gov't decides to open Isahaya Bay gates

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu speaks to journalists March 27 after receiving a report from an advisory panel recommending the ministry open the watergates at the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Kyushu. Yatsu said the ministry decided to open the gates, but did not give any specific date.

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Gov't, Nagasaki at odds on halting Isahaya reclamation work

TOKYO, Japan - Genjiro Kaneko (L), governor of Nagasaki Prefecture, hands a document carrying a resolution adopted by the Nagasaki prefectural assembly to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu on March 7 in Tokyo. Kaneko is opposed to a proposal to temporarily halt a reclamation project and open a dike in Isahaya Bay in the prefecture. On March 6, Yatsu expressed willingness to suspend the reclamation work to analyze the quality of water in the 1,710-hectare reservoir behind the dike.

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Fishermen demand halt to Isahaya Bay reclamation project

TOKYO, Japan - Fishermen from Fukuoka Prefecture hand over to Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu at the ministry in Tokyo on March 1 a petition signed by 122,000 people, demanding the government halt a state-run land reclamation project and open water gates in Isahaya Bay. They believe the project and the 1997 closure of the water gates have caused this year's poor seaweed crops.

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Minister inspects Isahaya Bay over poor seaweed crop

ISAHAYA, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (R) on Jan. 29 inspects the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture. Local fishermen claim that the reclamation project is responsible for this season's poor seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Farm minister inspects Isahaya Bay over poor seaweed crop

NAGASAKI, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (C) samples seaweed Jan. 29 in the Ariake Sea off Saga Prefecture in his inspection of the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture. He made his visit due to local fishermen's allegations that the project is responsible for this season's poor seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.