"Will We No Longer Be Able to Eat Rice? What is Truly Important to Overcome a National Crisis" Nobuhiro Suzuki Price: ¥950 There are no noticeable scratches or stains. Please understand that this is a used item and there is a feeling of use due to being stored by a private individual. #NobuhiroSuzuki #Nobuhiro_Suzuki #Book #JapaneseLiterature/Essays Content: How do we overcome this abnormal situation where rice is unavailable and expensive? An indictment and proposal by a University of Tokyo professor who continues to fight against the "dark side" of this country's food problems! America's conspiracy of "subjugation from the stomach" -- Destroying local industries and agriculture, and pursuing only the profits of friendly US-Japan companies, the depths of the "devil's agricultural policy reform"! "We can't just be pessimistic and say, 'The time will come when Japanese people can't eat rice.' We must start doing what we can, where we are, immediately. From there, we will surely find hope for the future of 'food'." (From the text) Agriculture is national defense. When we say "food is national defense," it is often misunderstood as a brave discussion of "we must secure logistics (military logistics) in preparation for war," but that is not the case. If countries around the world fall into a food crisis, we will not be able to get food when the Japanese people run out of food to eat. If that happens, Japan, an island nation surrounded by the sea, will be finished. What is most important to overcome a national crisis is "food security"! (Table of Contents) Introduction: Four Shocks That Hit Japan Prologue: Overture to the "Reiwa Rice Riot" Chapter 1: The Shackles of the Rice Acreage Reduction Policy Chapter 2: Minimum Access Rice and President Trump Chapter 3: The Rice Farming Vision Politicians Should Show Chapter 4: Agriculture is National Defense Chapter 5: The Light of Hope for Japanese Agriculture Conclusion