“I have not promised to buy corn from rice” Prime Minister's House of Representatives October 7 20:20
Regarding Japan's additional import of corn from the United States, Prime Minister Abe told the House of Representatives at the plenary session of the House of Representatives that the US side expects that private companies will bring imports ahead of schedule as part of measures against pest damage. I explained that I had no promises or agreements.
In a representative question of the House of Representatives, Mr. Edano of the Constitutional Democratic Party said that Japan will import additional corn from the United States. "What was the reason for the agreement?"
In response, Prime Minister Abe said, “Maize pest damage has occurred in 102 municipalities in 19 prefectures by the last week, and we are putting all our efforts into pest control and spread prevention measures, making it difficult to predict the total amount of damage. "Said.
On top of that, “To US President Trump,“ Private companies buy, but we expect that American corn will be bought ahead of schedule because many feed corn is bought from the US. ” There is no fact that we have promised or agreed. "