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Joint fair held to aid post-quake reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - A woman buys a bagful of specialties from the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku at a fair held jointly in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2014, by the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA-Zenchu) and the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) to support the region's recovery from damage caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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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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Farmers' body reform plans

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Banzai, head of JA-Zenchu, or the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 3, 2014, to release a set of reform plans for the governing body of agricultural cooperatives in Japan. Banzai said the body will appoint entrepreneurial farmers as senior officials of local agricultural cooperatives as part of efforts to rejuvenate its organization.

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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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JA to run ad in Washington Post opposing TPP

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an ad sponsored by the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, Japan's national farming lobby known as JA-Zenchu, to be published in the April 24, 2012, edition of The Washington Post. The public statement calls on U.S. citizens to raise their voices against the creation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade area as the union believes it would worsen employment conditions and widen economic disparities.

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Farm lobby leader remains opposed to government reform plan

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2015, renewing opposition to the government's plan to reform the powerful Japanese farm lobby known as JA-Zenchu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JA-Zenchu picks Okuno, Mie section chief, as its new president

Choe Okuno speaks to reporters in Tokyo on July 2, 2015, after the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, Japan's powerful umbrella organization for regional agricultural cooperatives, chose him as its new president. Reform-minded Okuno's appointment is expected to be formally approved at an extraordinary general meeting scheduled for Aug. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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JA-Zenchu chief to step down amid Abe's push for agricultural reform

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, also known as JA-Zenchu, speaks about his resignation at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2015. Banzai, head of Japan's powerful umbrella organization for regional agricultural cooperatives across Japan, said he made the decision as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has approved a bill to weaken its influence and give more autonomy to local cooperatives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JA-Zenchu chief to step down amid Abe's push for agricultural reform

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, also known as JA-Zenchu, speaks about his resignation at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2015. Banzai, head of Japan's powerful umbrella organization for regional agricultural cooperatives across Japan, said he made the decision as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has approved a bill to weaken its influence and give more autonomy to local cooperatives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JA-Zenchu chief to step down amid Abe's push for agricultural reform

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, also known as JA-Zenchu, wipes his brow during a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2015. Banzai, head of Japan's powerful umbrella organization for regional agricultural cooperatives across Japan, said he is stepping down as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has approved a bill to weaken its influence and give more autonomy to local cooperatives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JA-Zenchu chief Banzai to step down

Undated photo shows Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, known as JA-Zenchu. Banzai announced on April 9, 2015, he will step down around August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese farm lobby leader speaks to foreign press in Tokyo

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, known as JA-Zenchu, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2015, focusing on the government's plan to overhaul the farm lobby. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's top farmers' union to give local cooperatives more power

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, known as JA-Zenchu, is surrounded by reporters at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2015, after the umbrella organization for agricultural cooperatives around the nation accepted a government proposal to give up its current privileged status and become a general incorporated body by March 2019, losing the right to supervise local cooperatives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's top farmers' union to give local cooperatives more power

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, known as JA-Zenchu, is surrounded by reporters at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2015, after the umbrella organization for agricultural cooperatives around the nation accepted a government proposal to give up its current privileged status and become a general incorporated body by March 2019, losing the right to supervise local cooperatives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's top farmers' union to give local cooperatives more power

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, known as JA-Zenchu, is surrounded by reporters at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2015, after the umbrella organization for agricultural cooperatives around the nation accepted a government proposal to give up its current privileged status and become a general incorporated body by March 2019, losing the right to supervise local cooperatives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New farm lobby chief Okuno speaks at lecture meeting in Tokyo

Choe Okuno, new head of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives known as JA-Zenchu, speaks at a lecture meeting hosted by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Choe Okuno, new head of farm lobby JA-Zenchu

Choe Okuno, newly elected head of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, or JA-Zenchu, speaks in Tokyo on June 23, 2015. He won the first election for the post in 10 years. Reform-minded Okuno, 68, will succeed Akira Banzai as head of the farming lobby in August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JA to run ad in Washington Post opposing TPP

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an ad sponsored by the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, Japan's national farming lobby known as JA-Zenchu, to be published in the April 24, 2012, edition of The Washington Post. The public statement calls on U.S. citizens to raise their voices against the creation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade area as the union believes it would worsen employment conditions and widen economic disparities. (Kyodo)

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Joint fair held to aid post-quake reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - A woman buys a bagful of specialties from the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku at a fair held jointly in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2014, by the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA-Zenchu) and the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) to support the region's recovery from damage caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)