'This book is full of useful information about the structure of Japanese agriculture, its transformation, and obstacles to achieve it. That is why I strongly recommend policymakers, governmental agricultural officers, agricultural specialists, and agricultural economists, including graduate students, to read this book, learn lessons from the Japanese experience, and draw socially and globally useful policy implications.' Professor ... Read moreKeijiro Otsuka, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan 'This book is a must-read for researchers seeking to understand diverse aspects of and approaches to the study of Japanese agricultural structure, particularly in the rice sector.' Professor Masayoshi Honma, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tokyo, Japan Show Less