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War of words over beef roils Kyushu farms in Japan
In Kumamoto and across Kyushu farmers protest liberalizing beef imports, arguing protection sustains 350 000 producers. They warn loans of about 50 million yen would fail, prices and quotas shape livelihoods, while U.S. calls for free trade push negotiators toward staged liberalization ahead of 1984 expiry.
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Kumamoto
Japan
United States
Tokyo
U.S
Takami Sonoda
Kyushu
U.S. Department of Agriculture
David Spencer
Bill Davis
K. Ueda
Agriculture Ministry
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California
Iowa
Hiroya Sanno