Vol. 21 No. 11 July 2004

NEWS
Domestic

Report Urges Greater Use of Domestic Lumber to Aid Environmental Conservation
MAFF to Step Up Promotion of GAP as Method of Hygiene Control for Agricultural Products
Concentration of Farmland in Hands of "Core" Farmers Set to Fall Short of Target by 50%
The Need for an Industrial Revolution Starting in the Countryside: Launch of a New National for the Regeneration of Agriculture

International
Agriculture Minister Meets European Officials to Discuss WTO Agriculture Negotiations
Japan & US Aim to Agree Conditions for Lifting of Beef Import Ban by Summer
Japan Submits Comments on Proposed Revisions of BSE Standards to OIE
Topics
1 Egg Every 10 Days; 1 Cup of Milk Every 5 Days: "Typical Menu" if Food Imports Were Cut Off
MPHPT Estimates: Japan Has World's Lowest Birthrate
Environment, Science and Technology
Japanese Scientists Breed Parthenogenetic Mouse: First Mammal Without a Father
National Institute of Animal Health Opens New BSE Research Facility
Food Marketing and Distribution
MAFF Tightens Monitoring of Food Labeling

COMMENT
International Rice Supply Under Increasing Pressure