Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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International Meetings

• FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia 

• APEC Workshop on Food Security in Japan, September 25 - 27, 2012 (APIP Web site) 
• APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security

 Japanese Food Promotion

• Japanese foods. Your quality time.  (January 2013)

• JAPANESE PREMIUM FOOD

• 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 Sixth Annual  Minister's Awards for Overseas Promotion of Japanese Food
• WASHOKU-Try Japan's Good Food

International Policy

• INWEPF (the International Network for Water and Ecosystem in Paddy Fields)
• 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)  
• Spreading Japanese Restaurants Overseas
• 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：34KB）    

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

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

Annual Report  

FY2012

• The Feed Subcouncil of the Agricultural Materials Council (Open Session)
• Confirmation of the first spawning of coral transplanted to Okinotori-shima (Okinotori Islands) 
  
• Formulation of new "Yakushima World Heritage Area Management Plan"
• Call for Candidates for the “Third Ryori Masters” Award
  
• Tour of goodies throughout the country / Food products exhibition
• For call of opinions/information in regard to partial amendment of “the ministerial ordinance regarding the component standards  for feed and feed additives”

FY2011

• Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY2011 (Summary)
• Annual Report on Forest and Forestry in Japan FY2011(Summary)
• Fisheries of Japan-FY2011 (2011/2012) Fisheries Policy Outline for FY2012 (White Paper on Fisheries:Summary) 

FY2010

• Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY 2010 (Summary) 
• Annual Report on Forest and Forestry in Japan FY2010 (Summary)(PDF:1,079KB)
• Fisheries of Japan-FY2010 (2010/2011) Fisheries Policy Outline for FY2011 (White Paper on Fisheries:Summary)

FY2009

• Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY 2009 (Summary)
• Annual Report on Trends in Forest and Forestry in Japan FY2009 (Summary)(PDF:2,604KB) 
• Fisheries of Japan—FY2009 (2009/2010) Fisheries Policy Outline for 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：477KB） 
• Brochures to MAFF