Majority of Japanese buying more domestically produced food: poll

Tuesday 26th August, 06:36 AM JST

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some14some at 08:00 AM JST - 26th August

perhaps mis-labelling matches with mis-belief.
saskimajor at 08:31 AM JST - 26th August

Must make MAF proud
Notginger at 08:45 AM JST - 26th August

It's got more to do with rising prices of imported foods and less money for eating out than anything else. Consumers aren't voting with their feet, they're just buying what's available in the supermarkets.
namabiru4me at 08:46 AM JST - 26th August

I agree...should read, "Majority of Japanese BELIEVE they are buying more domestically produced food."
Betting at 09:20 AM JST - 26th August

A short while ago, there were reports that Japan couldn't grow enough food by itself unless I'm mistaken. How, in such a short period of time could the country have reversed this trend? Suddenly we have a massive outflow of people from the cities to the country wanting to be farmers and fishermen?
buggerlugs at 09:21 AM JST - 26th August

Government and media propergander has blown things all out of proportion. cant believe anything anymore...
serindipity at 09:40 AM JST - 26th August

Majority of Japanese **believe they are **buying more domestically produced food:
Altria at 09:54 AM JST - 26th August

It's amazing that they were able to switch from Chinese vegetables to the locally grown stuff in the blink of an eye - and with barely an increase in price - despite a 40% self-sufficiency rate.
lipscombe at 10:02 AM JST - 26th August

haha yeah, incredible. have noticed less packaging in the supermarket 'fresh' produce recently. must be a link ahaha
jaybeeb at 10:52 AM JST - 26th August

Good news. Notginger is correct. We'll see more of this trend as prices for imported foods continue to rise, it makes more sense to look to domestic production.
Sarge at 10:54 AM JST - 26th August

All the broccoli is still from the U.S.
GW at 11:17 AM JST - 26th August

common its SUMMER thats when the amount of local produce always rises, lots a veggies, cheap prices, DUH!

My garden has been full of stuff lately its great but come winter it will no doubt be more trips to the super & some of the veggies will be imported southern hemisphere stuff

Lets see what the J-pop is buying come Dec!
VoXman at 11:52 AM JST - 26th August

"perhaps mis-labelling matches with mis-belief." absolutely true. My mother in law is learning this the hard way.
Nessie at 02:55 PM JST - 26th August

Without knowing the wording of the questions, it's impossible to evaluate the validity of this survey.