Japanese farmers worried about trade deal with U.S.

Japanese farmers expressed concern Monday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed the previous day, in principle, to a trade deal with the United States that will lower tariffs on U.S. agricultural imports."This will definitely have an impact on farm producers (in Japan)," said a person working for an agricultural cooperative in Kagoshima Prefecture, the country's largest producer of beef.The person, who asked to remain unnamed, called on the government to impose safeguards against a potential surge in U.S. farm imports that would hurt domestic production.Abe agreed with U.S. President Donal…READ FULL ARTICLE