Thursday, February 4, 2016

AKIHITO, RICE FARMER-IN-CHIEF | Emperor's IRRI visit and Japan's stake in world food security

Interaksyon | 31 January 2016

LAGUNA, Philippines - Their Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko's visit to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), which has had a vibrant partnership with Japan for decades, underscored the Asian giant's commitment to food security. It also drew from Japan's creation mythology that makes Emperor Akihito heir of the legendary first emperor who made Japan into a land of rice, making Akihito now the "rice farmer in chief." Read more

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