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Abe’S Man Loses Saga Governor Vote To JA (Japan Agriculture)
posted by Richard Katz on January 12, 2015
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How, you might ask, is it possible for a rich nation like Japan to run short of something as basic as butter? Well, says the Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF), Japan’s cows were so exhausted by this summer’s heat wave that they couldn't produce enough milk.
Abstract
Richard analyzes the Saga Prefecture election setback to Abe and its possible implications for TPP.
About Richard Katz
Richard Katz is Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics In International Affairs, the New York correspondent for Weekly Toyo Keizai, a leading Japanese business magazine, and formerly the editor of The Oriental Economist Report, a monthly newsletter on Japan.
Mr. Katz has taught about Japan’s economy as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the New York University Stern School of Business, and as a Visiting Lecturer in Economics at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook.
Mr. Katz is the author of two books on Japan's economic travails and has just finished a third book on reviving entrepreeurship in Japan.
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