Moving North

Participants went to Sendai by a bullet train from Tokyo Station on Wednesday, after visiting the Gohan Musium, or the rice musium.

Precongress tour starts

Early birds have started their tour in Japan. 50 participants from abroad were visiting agricultural related facilities in Kyoto, Japan. On Saturday, they visited a compost center in Yagi town. Local farmers welcomed them at lunch.

HOTLINE number Changed!

A 24-hour HOTLINE for the IFAJ congress has been activated.
REVISED!
080-3414-9235

Sorry, no press conference with Ag minister

Because of political turmoil in Japan as you all may know, a planed press conference with Agricultural Minister during the congress has been cancelled. A senior official at the Ministry will give a lecture on the Japanese agricultural policies from 5 PM on 18.

Be careful with your returning flight schedule!

The farewell party at a nice restaurant in Sendai finish at 9:00PM on 22. According to the program, we stay a hotel in the city after the party, and take a Shinkansen-bullet train leaving at 10 AM next morning for Tokyo.

It means you will get to Narita airport at 2:00 PM on 23 at the fastest. In order to take earlier flights, some participants are forced to leave Sendai station on 22. We do not want you to skip the farewell party, however, if you have any problems with the schedule, please contact the official registration desk as soon as possible. They will work with you.

Welcome desks at Narita Airport

(Click and you will get larger graphics)
We are going to set up welcome desks for the IFAJ Congress at Narita Airport at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 .
September 16 (Sun)
8:00-18:00
September 17(Mon)
8:00-18:00
They are operated by KNT, the official travel agency for the Congress. Agents will give you advice how to get to the right hotel, and discount bust tickets to hotels are available.

Optional tours on 17th

We are organizing 4 optional sightseeing tours for those who are interested in visiting central Tokyo on 17. They are all optional, and operated by JAJA members. Transportation and lunch cost will be less than 20 US dollars. All tours start at the Toranomon Pastoral Hotel and end by 5 PM.

The first tour departs at 9:00 AM. It includes a press tour covering the front line of the latest home meal replacement marketing at a premium department store in downtown Tokyo. UP to 20 participants will be available, and only this tour requires registration by e-mail at jaja@cside.ne.jp

Other 3 sightseeing tours will be started after noon. Detailed information will be provided later.

You need background information on Japanese ag?

The ministry of Agriculture of Japan has just launched the English version of the Annual Report on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas in Japan FY 2006. It comes with lots of numbers, tables along with background information on Japanese agriculture and food. You will have a printed version of the report at the registration desk in Tokyo, however, it is available at the following site.

http://www.maff.go.jp/hakusyo/kaigai/fy2006_rep.pdf

HOTLINE during the Congress

A 24-hour HOTLINE for the IFAJ congress has been activated. Operated by voluntary members of JAJA, it is not a professional or public service, however, if you get lost or have accidents in Japan, please call the number below.
REVISED!
080-3414-9235

Welcome to Japan

Welcome to Japan.
On behalf of the committee of the IFAJ Congress, we set up this blog site. From now on, we will provide the latest information as soon as possible.