tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540872715373058831.post3130780090062629814..comments2023-09-11T20:14:13.106+10:00Comments on Albion Love Den's musical interludes: On gohanAlbion Love Denhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849942490884181051noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540872715373058831.post-63483995860753604652009-09-21T10:05:57.754+10:002009-09-21T10:05:57.754+10:00Fascinating! Despite all the technology, the roman...Fascinating! Despite all the technology, the romance of rice farming and its 'heroic' status as the provider of the staple food of Japan still holds sway! Good read.'Angelprovocateur'https://www.blogger.com/profile/07474887926873618531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540872715373058831.post-28554408301643993332009-09-20T21:50:12.718+10:002009-09-20T21:50:12.718+10:00They certainly do, Humpy. Just hope they don't...They certainly do, Humpy. Just hope they don't miss the relevance boat in the process.Albion Love Denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09849942490884181051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540872715373058831.post-56419238629279677442009-09-20T20:00:40.996+10:002009-09-20T20:00:40.996+10:00Good read Blue Box.
Sometimes we forget that some...Good read Blue Box.<br /><br />Sometimes we forget that somethings are still done the old fashioned way.<br /><br />Tradition counts for a lot in the Land of the Rising Sun.Big Bad Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068264174422746226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540872715373058831.post-79426762483856195012009-09-20T13:21:30.152+10:002009-09-20T13:21:30.152+10:00Yeah, it seems less tech here than you'd expec...Yeah, it seems less tech here than you'd expect when you get here. The farms a pretty labour intensive and it seems like it's more structured to cater to its own sense of cultural importance, rather than principles of efficiency and viability. <br /><br />The Lib Dems were for a long time propped up by the rural agricultural society, so worked hard to build in lots of tariffs and surround its rice farms at least with amazing levels of protectionism. This has led rice farming sometimes seeming like a working museum piece rather than market-driven primary production sites. It'll be interesting to see what happens with the US-Japan FTA under the new government, and if any changes therein pushes farmers to update their methods to be more competitive on a global scale.Albion Love Denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09849942490884181051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540872715373058831.post-26457558218210943042009-09-20T13:13:33.394+10:002009-09-20T13:13:33.394+10:00Fascinating mate, always wondered about how old-sc...Fascinating mate, always wondered about how old-school farming practices integrate into a super-techo (or seemingly so) culture like the Japanese.Dr Yobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032085614743539793noreply@blogger.com