CURRENT SITUATIONS AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF PRIMARY FOOD SUPPLY IN TOKYO
This research examines critical issues of primary food supply in metropolitan areas and explores solutions from the case study of the Tokyo market. Traditionally in the Tokyo market, development of suburban agriculture played important roles to keep the balance of supply and demand of food and to s...
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This research examines critical issues of primary food supply in metropolitan areas and
explores solutions from the case study of the Tokyo market. Traditionally in the Tokyo
market, development of suburban agriculture played important roles to keep the balance of
supply and demand of food and to support domestic producing areas. However, since the late
twentieth century, however, not only the expansion of domestic food supply areas but also
globalisation of food supply has developed dramatically. As a result, infrastructures of food
self-sufficiency in the Tokyo market have been weakened. On the other hand, alternative
added values such as freshness, safety and traceability are focused upon nowadays in the food
supply system to attract consumers. Therefore, restructuring the food system by examining
such values can resolve the critical issues of primary food supply in Japan`s metropolitan
areas.
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| spelling | doaj-art-322144e23c2247c7bd4ec720c2e346cd2025-08-20T02:40:08ZengEuropean Association of GeographersEuropean Journal of Geography1792-13412410-74332014-04-0152CURRENT SITUATIONS AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF PRIMARY FOOD SUPPLY IN TOKYO Ryo IIZUKA0Toshio KIKUCHI1Tokyo Metropolitan University, Department of Tourism Science, Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JapanTokyo Metropolitan University, Department of Tourism Science, Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan This research examines critical issues of primary food supply in metropolitan areas and explores solutions from the case study of the Tokyo market. Traditionally in the Tokyo market, development of suburban agriculture played important roles to keep the balance of supply and demand of food and to support domestic producing areas. However, since the late twentieth century, however, not only the expansion of domestic food supply areas but also globalisation of food supply has developed dramatically. As a result, infrastructures of food self-sufficiency in the Tokyo market have been weakened. On the other hand, alternative added values such as freshness, safety and traceability are focused upon nowadays in the food supply system to attract consumers. Therefore, restructuring the food system by examining such values can resolve the critical issues of primary food supply in Japan`s metropolitan areas. https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/504 |
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| title | CURRENT SITUATIONS AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF PRIMARY FOOD SUPPLY IN TOKYO |
| title_full | CURRENT SITUATIONS AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF PRIMARY FOOD SUPPLY IN TOKYO |
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| title_short | CURRENT SITUATIONS AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF PRIMARY FOOD SUPPLY IN TOKYO |
| title_sort | current situations and critical issues of primary food supply in tokyo |
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