TOKYO -- The Japanese government will ask foreign owners and buyers of farmland to register their nationalities, amending regulations related to the agricultural law, in an effort to address economic and national security concerns, Nikkei has learned.
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Japan to monitor foreign ownership of farmland for security
Move follows discovery of Chinese land purchases in Okinawa
Japan's agriculture ministry will work to ascertain how much farmland is owned by foreigners in response to national and economic security concerns. © Reuters
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