Japan's 'sacred' rice farmers evade TPP death sentence - for now

The Ecologist
Aug 3, 2015, 6:29 am72 pts
Japanese rice farmers won a reprieve last week when TTP negotiations in Hawaii ended without conclusion on opening Japan up to cheap US rice imports, writes Nicole L Freiner. But with Japan keen to export more cars to the US, the victory is a temporary one. At stake is a way of life, an ancient land-rooted…

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