Writer

Yamashita Kazuhito

Research director at the Canon Institute for Global Studies and senior fellow at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry. Born in 1955. Started working for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in 1977. Served as counselor in the Japanese government’s mission to the European Union and deputy director-general in the Rural Development Bureau. Left MAFF in 2008. Works include Batā ga kaenai futsugō na shinjitsu (The Inconvenient Truth About Not Being Able to Buy Butter), Nihon ga ueru! Sekai shokuryō kiki no shinjitsu (Japan Is Starving! The Truth About the Global Food Crisis), and Kokumin no tame no shoku to nō no jugyō (Lessons on Food and Agriculture for Citizens).

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last updated at : Nov 11, 2024