SHIROSATO, Japan—As the Japanese government eyes scrapping a decades-old subsidy program at the heart of its rice policy, farmers are preparing to ditch old practices for new business models to cope with market liberalization and greater global competition expected ahead.
In this farming town nestled in the mountains of Ibaraki prefecture, some 60 miles northeast of Tokyo, Hatsuo Furutaki ponders starting a new agricultural business….
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