Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

About MAFF

• The Role
• List of Senior Officials of MAFF
• The Organization(PDF:35KB)
• A Guide to MAFF
• OISHII  JAPAN

Topics

• Announcement of the Winners of the Third Annual  Minister's Award for Overseas Promotion of Japanese Food
• MAFF UP DATE (The weekly update news)  No.710
• ANIMAL QUARANTINE (BRING ANIMALS(DOGS AND CATS etc.) INTO JAPAN, BRING ANIMAL PRODUCTS INTO JAPAN)
• Recommendation of Japanese Restaurants Outside Japan
• What is "Shokuiku ( Food Education)"?（PDF：1,589KB）
• Key Points in the Basic Plan for Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas（PDF：83KB）

   

• 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）

   

• Ministerial Recommendation adopted by the Ministerial Meeting on Water for Food and Agriculture Third World Water Forum
• WAGYU(Information on Japanese beef)

Policy Information

• Principles of the Environmental Policy in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Outline（PDF：19KB）  /  Full text (only available in Japanese)(PDF:54KB)

   

• International Network for Water and Ecosystem in Paddy Field ( INWEPF )
• Biomass Nippon Strategy Outline / Full text
• The Basic Law on Food,Agriculture and Rural Areas (Provisional Translation)
• WTO Negotiations
• The Report Submitted to the Prime Minister by the Investigative Council on Basic Problems Concerning Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas
• Information on Whaling Issues
• Labelling and Standards
• Environmental Externalities of Japan's Paddy Fields Farming Menu
• Beautiful Japanese Villages
• What is Multifunctionality of agriculture?
• Biotechnology
• Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries Research Council line
• Toward a World Free of Starvation and Poverty(PDF:413KB)

   

Statistics

• Preliminary Statistical Report on Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries
• ABSTRACT OF STATISTICS ON AGRICULTURE,FORESTRY AND FISHERIES IN JAPAN 2005
• MONTHLY STATISTICS OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Annual Report

2007

• Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY 2007 (Summary)
• Fisheries of Japan-2007/2008 Fisheries Policy for FY2008(White Paper on Fisheries)Essential Part(Draft)

2006

• Fisheries of Japan-2006/2007
  Fisheries policy for FY2007(Executive Summary)(PDF:2,009KB)
• Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY2006, Policies on Food ,Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY2007 (Summary)(PDF:4,761KB)
• Annual Report on Trends of Forest and Forestry 2006 (Summary)

2005

• FY2005 Trends in Fisheries
  Fisheries Measures for FY2006(PDF:765KB)
• Annual Report on Food,Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY2005 (Summary)(PDF:1,399KB)
• Annual Report on Trends of Forest and Forestry 2005 (Summary)

2004

• Annual Report on the Developments in the Fisheries Industry in FY 2004(PDF:451KB)
• Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas In Japan FY 2004 (Summary)(PDF:1,554KB)
• Annual Report on Trends of Forest and Forestry 2004 (Summary)

The Past Annual Report