tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post8741711900923798197..comments2023-05-17T16:27:44.487+09:00Comments on Japan: Rice planting season.Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-77966441948246415522012-05-15T08:58:57.711+09:002012-05-15T08:58:57.711+09:00Oldest uncle speaks very very thick dialect in a l...Oldest uncle speaks very very thick dialect in a land where Dou sa = doko ni ikimasuka. <br /><br />They were saying (I think) that the water taxes are very high - paid for maintenance of the irrigation canals - is very expensive and whether or not they farm, they have to pay it. It seems like there is a reasonable subsection of Japanese farmers who are prisoners to farming. <br />It's Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-48211676719115661852012-05-14T09:39:11.582+09:002012-05-14T09:39:11.582+09:00The wakamono is 70? Great. That makes me an aka-ch...The wakamono is 70? Great. That makes me an aka-chan. :D<br /><br />I often wonder what will happen to Japan's rice farms when these old-timers finally move to the great rice paddy in the sky. I know it's hard work and we can't stop progress, but it would be heart-breaking (as opposed to back-breaking) if rice farming became a soulless corporate business. :(Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.com