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　This press tour to Niigata City was sponsored by Niigata City and planned and operated by the FPCJ.

　The tour covered farmers’ initiatives for large-scale operations and diversification, and efforts by local companies to promote rice and sake in overseas markets. Eleven journalists participated, from the following seven countries and regions: the USA, France, Switzerland, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Vietnam.

- More details on the tour available here

- Reports on the tour available here

- Click here for a log of real-time updates from during the tour

 

Below are some of the articles and programs produced by the journalists based on this press tour. 

 

USA Today（USA／Newspaper）

[Article 1]　 November 19, 2015

Japanese sake rides an export boom to USA

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/11/19/japan-sake-rides-export-boom-usa/75885206/

 

[Article 2]   November 25, 2015

Japan struggles to save shrinking, aging agriculture industry

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/11/25/japan-struggles-save-shrinking-aging-agriculture-industry/75825884/

 

Neue Zürcher Zeitung（Switzerland／Newspaper）

[Article]　 January  6, 2016

Japanische Bauern im Versuchslaslabor

https://nzz.at/phenomenon/japanische-bauern-im-versuchslabor/

 

Farmers Weekly（New Zealand／Newspaper）

[Article]　January 5, 2016

Sixth industry gives growers more

http://farmersweekly.co.nz/article/sixth-industry-gives-growers-more?p=1

 

The Central News Agency（Taiwan／News Agency）

[Article]　November 18, 2015

日本型農與企業合作 賣飯糰有顏面

http://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/201511185015-1.aspx

 

聯合報（Taiwan／Newspaper）

[Article]  November 18, 2015

日本青農 超商飯糰「露臉」

http://udn.com/news/story/6812/1321553

 

Korea Joongang Daily (Korea／Newspaper) 

[Article]  March 7, 2016

삼각김밥전용농장, 드론 택배 특구…아베 ‘규제 프리’ 실험

http://news.joins.com/article/19680960?cloc=joongang%7Chome%7Cnewslist2

 

Vietnam Television（Vietnam／TV）

[Video 1]　 November 18, 2015

Nhật Bản: đặc khu nông nghiệp Niigata

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TfDd5LOZ28

 

[Video 2]   November 23, 2015

Nhật Bản: Công viên nông nghiệp Agri 

http://vtv.vn/video/the-gioi-goc-nhin-23-11-2015-103343.htm

※from 16:23

 

[Video 3]　 December 5, 2015

Nhật Bản: viên gỗ nén trong sản xuất nông nghiệp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELp-ZPdXvMA