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Farm ministry plans to recommend Japanese cuisine as UNESCO heritage
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan's farm ministry plans to recommend the nation's food culture as a UNESCO-designated intangible cultural heritage, ministry officials said Wednesday.
By successfully registering the culture on the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's intangible heritage list, the ministry hopes to help recover trust in Japanese food and agricultural and fishery products, which has recently deteriorated due to the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power complex.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry aims to have Japanese cuisine culture, including healthy meals made of seasonal foodstuff as well as utensils and eating manners, registered as an intangible asset, the officials said.
A panel of experts who will consider applying for the registration is scheduled to hold its first meeting July 5 with the aim of compiling a detailed plan around October. The ministry hopes to file an application with UNESCO next March, and whether it would make the heritage list will be decided as early as in November 2013.
Masayo Tanabu, a parliamentary secretary for the ministry, said at a press conference Wednesday, ''If it were registered, we anticipate there would be a wide range of positive effects, such as on sightseeing and exports.''
The panel will be headed by Isao Kumakura, president of Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, and members include Yuzaburo Mogi, honorary chairman of soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp., and heads of cooking schools.
So far, French, Mexican and Mediterranean foods have been designated by UNESCO, and Korean imperial cuisine is expected to be added to the lists this November.
By successfully registering the culture on the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's intangible heritage list, the ministry hopes to help recover trust in Japanese food and agricultural and fishery products, which has recently deteriorated due to the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power complex.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry aims to have Japanese cuisine culture, including healthy meals made of seasonal foodstuff as well as utensils and eating manners, registered as an intangible asset, the officials said.
A panel of experts who will consider applying for the registration is scheduled to hold its first meeting July 5 with the aim of compiling a detailed plan around October. The ministry hopes to file an application with UNESCO next March, and whether it would make the heritage list will be decided as early as in November 2013.
Masayo Tanabu, a parliamentary secretary for the ministry, said at a press conference Wednesday, ''If it were registered, we anticipate there would be a wide range of positive effects, such as on sightseeing and exports.''
The panel will be headed by Isao Kumakura, president of Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, and members include Yuzaburo Mogi, honorary chairman of soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp., and heads of cooking schools.
So far, French, Mexican and Mediterranean foods have been designated by UNESCO, and Korean imperial cuisine is expected to be added to the lists this November.
