英文摘要 |
Since Prime Minister (then) Kan expressed his interest in TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) in October 2010, heated debates on the pros and cons of this have been ignited. The TPP debates are now somewhat refrained due to the East Japan Great Disaster, that happened on March 11, 2011. However, the recovery plan from the disaster targets not only East Japan but also at the Japanese economy as a whole, meaning TPP should be integrated into discussions. The same applies to agriculture. Agricultural reforms, such as enlargement of operation size and land assembly, under the recovery plan are strategies to overcome the current lack of scale in Japanese agriculture as well as participation in TPP. This paper first examines the measures for recovery in agriculture from the disaster and justifies how they are also useful measures for foreign agricultural policy, in particular, the TPP. Then, this paper discusses the meanings and essence of joining the TPP, in comparison with Korea's experience in their FTA signature with the U. S. Finally, the study examines the methods of survival of Japanese agriculture under the scope of globalization. |