Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

 Japanese Food Promotion

• JAPAN FOOD REPORT

• THE FOOD OF JAPAN CAMPAIGN
• THE FOOD OF JAPAN
• OISHII  JAPAN
• Delicious NIPPON(JAPANESE FOOD AND CULTURE PROGRAM)
• JAPAN'S TASTY SECRETS
• WAGYU(Information on Japanese beef)
• Announcing  the Winners of the Fifth Annual  Minister's Awards for Overseas Promotion of Japanese Food
• WASHOKU-Try Japan's Good Food

MAFF UPDATE

• MAFF UPDATE  No.737 : For call of opinions/information in regard to partial amendment of "the ministerial ordinance regarding the component standards for feed and feed additives"    

International Policy

•  APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security

• Signing of the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
• ANIMAL QUARANTINE (BRING ANIMALS(DOGS AND CATS etc.) INTO JAPAN, BRING ANIMAL PRODUCTS INTO JAPAN)
• Toward a World Free of Starvation and Poverty(PDF:413KB)  
• Recommendation of Japanese Restaurants Outside Japan
• JOINT PRESS STATEMENT FOR THE RESUMPTION OF TRADE IN BEEF AND BEEF PRODUCTS by the Government of the Japan and the Government of United States October 23, 2004
• WHY AGRICULTURE NEEDS DIFFERENT TREATMENT IN TRADE RULES? - JAPAN'S POLICY REFORM AND WTO NEGOTIATIONS -（PDF：33KB）  

Basic Law

• The Basic Law on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas (translated at the time of establishment)

Basic Policy

• Key Points in the Basic Plan for Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas（PDF：83KB）  

Other Topics

• Fisheries Agency  
• Principles of the Environmental Policy in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Outline（PDF：19KB）  /  Full text (only available in Japanese)(PDF:54KB) 
• Labelling and Standards
• Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries Research Council line
• Biotechnology
• What is "Shokuiku ( Food Education)"?（PDF：1,589KB）  

Annual Report

FY2010

• Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY 2010 (Summary)
• Annual Report on Trends in Forest and Forestry FY2010(Summary)(PDF:1,079KB) 

FY2009

• Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY 2009 (Summary)
• Annual Report on Trends in Forest and Forestry FY2009(Summary)(PDF:2,604KB) 
• Fisheries of Japan—2009/2010 Fisheries Policy Outlinefor FY2010(White Paper on Fisheries)

FY2008

• Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY 2008 (Summary)
• Annual Report on Trends in Forest and Forestry FY2008 (Summary)(PDF:2,724KB)
• Fisheries of Japan . 2008 / 2009 Fisheries Policy Outline for FY2009(White Paper on Fisheries)

The Past Annual Report

Statistics

• MONTHLY STATISTICS OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
• THE STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY  AND FISHERIES 
• REPORT ON RESULTS OF 2010 WORLD CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY IN JAPAN
• THE 2008 CENSUS OF FISHERIES
• ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Project

About MAFF

• The Role
• List of Senior Officials of MAFF
• The Organization（PDF：267KB） 
• Brochures to MAFF