Japan

Philippine rebels accuse Japan fruit exporter of land grabbing
- Mindanao Examiner
- 12 April 2011
Philippine communist rebels on Tuesday accused a Japanese subsidiary of grabbing lands from local farmers in Mindanao.
In Japanese Dakar Appeal against the land grab
- Dakar Appeal against the land grab
- 09 Mar 2011
Translation of Dakar Appeal against the land grab
El costo de un mal negocio
- Juventud Rebelde
- 19 February 2011
La explosiva convergencia de la crisis alimentaria y financiera de 2008 desencadenó una nueva carrera por la apropiación de tierras africanas, que se mantiene hasta hoy. Las corporaciones de alimentos y los inversionistas privados buscan arrancar su tajada
Japan, Ukraine eye investment, technology sharing in agriculture
- Kyodo
- 19 January 2011
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara is eager to promote Japanese investment in the Ukraine farm sector to expand agricultural production in the country as part of Tokyo’s policy of securing food supply, according to the Ministry.
Induk KUD & investor asing rintis perkebunan
- Bisnis Indonesia
- 19 January 2011
Induk Koperasi Unit Desa (Induk KUD) bersama sejumlah investor dari sejumlah negara akan menandatangani kesepakatan kerja sama (MoU) untuk mengeksplorasi tanaman kelapa sawit, jarak dan singkong.
Mitsui toma controle da Multigrain
- Valor Econômico
- 14 January 2011
A japonesa Mitsui confirmou na quinta-feira que fechou acordo para comprar, por US$ 225 milhões, a participação de 44,2% que a cooperativa americana CHS tem na trading Multigrain
Mitsui to pay 40 billion yen for Brazil company, Nikkei reports
- Bloomberg
- 12 January 2011
Mitsui plans to buy 44.2% of Brazilian grain broker Multigrain SA, who owns in excess of 100,000 ha of farmland, equal to 2% of the total cultivated land of Japan
Fears growing over land grabs
- Japan Times
- 18 December 2010
It may appear contradictory for the Japanese government to support aggressive investment in overseas land while seeking ways to restrict purchases by foreign interests at home.
Un pool de siembra japonés cultivará 11.000 ha en Argentina
- Fortuna Web
- 18 November 2010
La japonesa Sojitz, especializada en comercio internacional de granos, iniciará plantaciones de soja y otros cultivos en Argentina con el fin de exportar a Asia
Sojitz plans to start producing soybeans in Argentina
- Bloomberg
- 17 November 2010
Sojitz will lease 11,000 hectares of farmland cultivating soybeans, corn, wheat and other crops in the Pampas region and may expand to 200,000 hectares.
なぜ我々は「責任ある農業投資原則」に反対するか
- La Via Campesina, FIAN, LRAN, GRAIN
- 13 October 2010
Translation of Document：Why We Oppose the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI)
Le Japon, à l'origine d'une course mondiale aux ressources ?
- Reuters
- 12 October 2010
L'idée qui germe au Japon de consacrer une partie des énormes réserves de change du pays à l'achat de matières premières industrielles est susceptible, si elle est appliquée, de provoquer des bouleversements économiques et financiers.