Total Area: 377,915 sq km
Land Area: 364,485 sq km Water Area: 13,430 sq km Climate Description: Tropical in south and cool temperate in north Terrain Description: Mostly rugged and mountainous land Arable Land Use: 45,560 sq km Permanent Crop Land Use: 2,916 sq km Irrigated Land: 24,690 sq km Total Renewable Water Resources: 42,809 billion cubic meters Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 3,985 billion cubic meters Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 31,304 cubic meters Natural Hazards Description: Many dormant and some active volcanoes; tsunamis; typhoons Environmental Current Issues: Air pollution from power plant emissions lead to acid rain; large consumption of fish leads to disruptions in ecosystem; new nuclear power plants may lead to nuclear distaster Total Labor Force: 65.93 million Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 2.9% Agricultural Products Description: Vegetables, rice, fish, poultry, fruit, dairy products, pork, beef, flowers, sugar cane, tea, legumes, wheat and barley |
Japan created a new export policy for agriculture that might cut subsidization from the government. These farmers may lose their jobs.
Link: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/94420/japan-s-new-agriculture-policy-brings-great-opportunities-to-vietnam.html |
Japanese have come up with many different mini-machines to plant their rice fields, including this machine called the mechanical rice transplanter.
Link: http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat24/sub159/item941.html |
Japanese have come up with an efficient way to plant their rice farms in the rolling hills of their landscape.
Link: http://www.k-international.com/blog/japanese-came-to-japan-with-agriculture-researchers-say/ |
Spending on agricultural public works is one of the highest expenses for the new budget created for Japan to increase agriculture.
Link: http://www.economywatch.com/features/Japans-Abe-Comes-to-the-Aid-of-the-Agricultural-Sector0108.html |
Crops produced in these greenhouses in Japan are much more fresh, but they cost a lot more than other regular crops.
Link: http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat24/sub159/item941.html |