[ Illegal logging issue ]

MAFF to cope with illegal logging (February 11, 2001)

February 13 Asahi Shinbun newspaper carried the news that the Ministry of agriculture forestry and fisheries starts examination on controlling the importation of illegally logged timber. Previous day, the deputy minister of MAFF briefed a news conference about it.

Resources on illegal logging

Russia : friend of the earth Japan

[ WTO next round ]

Commentary: The Next WTO Round and the Position of Forestry Sector (January 1, 2003)

My conclusion from two internationally-accepted beliefs
(Translated from article submitted to Nihon no Shinrin wo Kangaeru (Japanese forestry magazine), Issue #10, 19 October 2001)

Japanese Government's Position on Forest Product Trade issues in the next round of trade negotiation of WTO

Preparations for the 1999 Ministerial Conference Negotiations on Forestry and Fishery products Communication from Japan

Japan's Basic Position on the WTO Negotiations for Forestry and Fishery Products (April 11, 2001)
Japan's Approach concerning the framework for negotiations