Press Release 18 October 2022 Consumers Union of Japan No! GMO Campaign You are invited to participate in the action TABEKIME Campaign 2022: We, together with family farmers, small farmers’ groups and citizens’ groups around the world, have been opposing the domination of food by multinational corporations. We will promote the TABEKIME Campaign, an abbreviation for “We decide what we eat ourselves,” which was very popular last year, starting from World Food Day this year. World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October, as designated by the United Nations. Eating is the basis of life. Despite this, many people around the world are suffering from hunger, even though…
Participate in the Photo Submission Action TABEKIME Campaign 2022
You are invited to participate in the action TABEKIME Campaign 2022 *Photo submissions will be accepted from October 16, 2022. Every year, 16 October is World Food Day. Originally, this day was set up with the hope that people around the world would be able to enjoy a rich dietary life. However, the world’s food supply is now controlled by a few multinational corporations such as Bayer and Corteva, and as a result, food is concentrated in the hands of a small number of people in developed countries, leaving many people without food on a daily basis. This trend is becoming more and more pronounced as the application of advanced…
Stop Genetically Modified Trees!
Consumers Union of Japan has signed the statement urging Forest Stewardship Council to maintain its strong ban on genetically modified trees. FSC prohibits FSC member companies from using genetically modified (also known as genetically engineered) trees for commercial purposes, in certified or non-certified areas. However, FSC allows associated companies to conduct research field tests of GM trees in non-certified areas, a decision that has already allowed companies to advance their GM trees development. Learn More You can also sign the FSC petition here! (Before 5 October 2022) The Campaign to Stop Genetically Engineered Trees notes that FSC has launched a “genetic engineering learning process” that proposes to directly overseeing selected field tests of GE…
Japan Resources – 186
Please click here for our latest English newsletter (pdf): JR 186 From the Editors: Out of the Fire, Into the Frying Pan? Report on the GMO-Free Zone Movement in Japan Japan’s Animal Welfare Scandal: The Consumer Response Energy Shift “We Will Not be Complicit in War, and We Will Not Let it Happen” In the News: Failed NPT Treaty From the Editors: Out of the Fire, Into the Frying Pan? It seems this year we are dealing with a number of difficult issues at the same time, from the Covid Pandemic and Climate Change, to Russia’s war in Ukraina. Food security and energy supply issues are now in the news…
Report on the GMO-Free Zone Movement in Japan
As we continue to participate in the international movement for GM-Free Zones, we submitted this brief summary of activities here in Japan to GM-Free Regions: ◎April 2020: GMO-Free Zone Area Surpasses 100,000 Hectares In 2020, the 15th year of Japan’s GMO-free zone movement that began in 2005, the declared GMO-free zone area finally exceeded 100,000 hectares. Although this represents only 2% of the total cultivated area in Japan (4.37 million hectares), it is a significant achievement for each and every farmer who has voluntarily declared that they will not grow Genetically Modified Organisms. ◎February 2021: GMO-Free Zone National Exchange Meeting in Shiga Prefecture Shiga Prefecture is a memorable place where…