Japan: Related Links

Japan Briefing Room Basic Information Trade Policy Issues and Analysis

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• World Agricultural Outlook Board
  Supply and demand estimates, weather and climate
• Foreign Agricultural Service
  Country and commodity information
• Foreign Agricultural Service office, Tokyo
• Attaché reports
  Annual reports on asparagus, citrus, cotton, dairy and products, fresh deciduous fruits, frozen french fries, grain and feed, livestock and products, oilseeds and products, planting seeds, poultry and products, seafood, strawberries, sugar, tobacco and products, tomatoes and products, wine, and wood products

Other U.S. Government

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), World Factbook


• Census Bureau trade data
• International Trade Commission (ITC)
  Reports and publications
• United States Trade Representative (USTR)
  National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
  Trade Policy Agenda and Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program

International Organizations

• International Monetary Fund
  Economic and financial data for Japan
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  Economic surveys and data
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  Country reports; tariff database
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• FAOSTAT
  Data on production, trade, food balance sheets, fertilizer and pesticides, land use and irrigation, forest and fishery products, population, agricultural machinery, and food-aid shipments
• World Bank
  Country and regional reports and data
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
  Trade topics, including dispute settlements
• Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)
  Annual food system and economic outlook surveys

Japanese Government

• Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  Statistics on Japan's society and economy
  
• Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
  Economic policy information
• Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office
  Economic data and policy information
  
• Japan External Trade Organization
  Information on exporting to Japan
  
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
  Data, policy statements, and briefings on the agricultural sector and agricultural structure
• Ministry of the Environment
  Reports on environmental concerns