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		<title>Two Anti-G8 demos in Shinjuku and Shibuya &#8211; 29th June 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Shut Down the G8 Summit&#8221; Alternative sound demonstration &#8211; Shinjuku


Following Saturday&#8217;s meeting and speech by Susan George, the &#8220;working groups&#8221; from &#8220;Shut Down the G8 Summit&#8221; met other demonstrators in the heavy rain at Kashigawa Park on Sunday afternoon.

   





&#8220;Smash G8 Summit&#8221; &#8211; Shibuya
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		<title>&#8220;Shut Down the G8 Summit&#8221; &#8211; 28th June 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday&#8217;s events in Tokyo
On the first full day of anti-G8 action in Tokyo yesterday, there were workshops held throughout the city from 1pm, consisting of various &#8220;working groups&#8221;. These were then followed by a General Meeting at 6pm, which I attended. The meeting was held in Bunkyo Kumin Center near Kasuga station and the main [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elfael.wordpress.com&blog=2334498&post=42&subd=elfael&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another World is Inevitable, But&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://elfael.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/another-world-is-inevitable-but/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[G8 2008
This year&#8217;s annual Group of 8 summit is almost upon us. From 7th-9th July, the leaders of the G8 countries will meet at Lake Toyako, on the northern island of Hokkaido, here in Japan.
Over the next two weeks I am going to be writing about various G8-related events, with special regard to world agriculture, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elfael.wordpress.com&blog=2334498&post=38&subd=elfael&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Danger for Family Farmers in Japan</title>
		<link>http://elfael.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/danger-for-family-farmers-in-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meat market
Things are looking worrying for livestock farmers in Japan. The price of corn on the world market has risen rapidly and the Japanese government has responded by increasing the floor price of domestic, corn-fed pork and beef for a second time this year.
Japan imports almost all of its animal feed and so the price [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elfael.wordpress.com&blog=2334498&post=32&subd=elfael&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Food and Japan Part 6: Concluding Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://elfael.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/peak-food-and-japan-part-6-concluding-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 09:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent stories
It&#8217;s been a month since I wrote Part 5 &#8211; Consequences for Japan. The following is a round-up of some of the recent stories here, coupled with some of my thoughts.
The rising food prices in Japan are continuing to make themselves felt with pasta and vinegar the latest concerns. The Japan Times/Kyodo News reported [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elfael.wordpress.com&blog=2334498&post=29&subd=elfael&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Food and Japan Part 5 &#8211; Consequences for Japan</title>
		<link>http://elfael.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/peak-food-and-japan-part-5-consequences-for-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising concerns

The World Food Program have declared that the food crisis is a &#8220;silent tsunami&#8221; sweeping the world which, like a large natural disaster, requires a global response. Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning  harbour wave. Could this disaster-prone country be seriously affected by the crisis?
In a recent survey, over 40% of people in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elfael.wordpress.com&blog=2334498&post=28&subd=elfael&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Food and Japan Part 4 &#8211; Reforming World Agriculture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A change is needed
As rice prices continue to surge, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have been calling for a summit to discuss the crisis in the world food situation.
Groups such as Canada&#8217;s National Farming Union (NFU) are commenting that it is becoming clear that the whole fabric of food production needs to change. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elfael.wordpress.com&blog=2334498&post=26&subd=elfael&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Food and Japan Part 3 &#8211; Japan&#8217;s Current Situation</title>
		<link>http://elfael.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/peak-food-and-japan-part-3-japans-current-situation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elfael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising food prices
The worldwide price rises in food are beginning to have a serious effect in Japan. Last year the government raised the price at which it sells imported wheat to millers for the first time since 1983. In November, the country was forced to use emergency funds to support noodle-makers, bakers and breweries.
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		<title>Peak Food and Japan Part 2 &#8211; The Developing World Erupts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Part 1 &#8211; Price Rises and Causes, I wrote about how the World Food Program are slashing their aid this year, unless they receive further funding from donors. Unfortunately, this is just the tip of the iceberg for the developing world.
The one thing that is likely to cause social unrest, above politics, religion and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elfael.wordpress.com&blog=2334498&post=24&subd=elfael&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Food and Japan Part 1 &#8211; Price Rises and Causes</title>
		<link>http://elfael.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/peak-food-and-japan-part-1-price-rises-and-causes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And so it begins&#8230;
The World Food Programme (WFP) announced in March that the number of people they can help will fall greatly this year, due to the recent and sustained increase in the price of food. They are appealing to governments around the world to up their funding to meet their needs. A recent Al [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elfael.wordpress.com&blog=2334498&post=21&subd=elfael&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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