G/AG/N/JPN/254  
 
7 August  2020 
(20-5468) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 3 August  2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation  
of Japan . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant 
supporting tables) for the fiscal year  2017 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR FROM 01 -04-2017 TO 31 -03-2018  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
3,972.9  JPY/billion  644.9  
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR FROM 01 -04-2017 TO 31 -03-2018  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex  2 Monetary value  
 
JPY, billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Research: Research, including general research, research in connection 
with environmental programmes, and research programmes relating to 
particular products.  76.9 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  76.9   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Pest and disease control: Pest and disease control, including general and 
product -specific pest and disease control measures, such as early -warning 
systems, quarantine and eradication.  29.7 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  29.7   
2 (c). Training services  Training services: Training services, including both general and specialist 
training facilities.  0.2 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  0.2   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Extension and advisory: Extension and advisory services, including the 
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of information and the results 
of research to producers and consumers.  220.5  Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  220.5    
2 (e). Inspection services  Inspection services: Inspection services, including general services and the 
inspection of particular products for health, safety, grading or 
standardization purposes.  7.9 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  7.9   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Marketing and promotion services: Marketing and promotion services, 
including market information, advice and promotion relating to particular 
products.  10.4 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  10.4   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Infrastructural services: Infrastructural services, including electricity 
reticulation, roads and other means of transport, market and port facilities, 
water supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, and infrastructural 
works associated with environmen tal programmes.  617.2  Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  617.2    
2 (h). Other general services  Other general services: Other general services, including personnel 
expenses for the Government officials.  238.7  Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  238.7    
 Subtotal General Services : 1,201.4     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex  2 Monetary value  
 
JPY, billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Public stockholding: public stockholding of rice, wheat and feedgrains.  15.7 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  15.7   
4. Domestic food aid  School lunch programmes: supply of milk for school children at subsidized 
prices.  0.7 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  0.7   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Agricultural insurance scheme: Government subsidies on premiums of 
agricultural insurance.  35.1 Documents of Budget   
Natural disaster relief loans: loans for relief of damaged farmers on 
condition of management transfer.  0.0 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  35.2   
9. Structural assistance provided through producer 
retirement programmes  Farmers' pension programmes: payments of pension to retired farmers on 
condition of management transfer.  119.7  Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  119.7    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Agricultural loans: interest concessions for government programmed 
agricultural loans.  6.1 Documents of Budget   
Measures to solve the problems on farmers and farmlands: payments for 
farmlands accumulation and setting up new young farmers.  24.1 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  30.2   
12. Environmental programmes  Payments for conversion from rice production: payments for maintaining 
paddy fields in environmentally good condition through growing any plants 
other than rice or other appropriate managements.  320.0  Documents of Budget   
Support programme for reduction of environmental burden due to dairy 
farming: payments to dairy farmers who practice appropriate management 
to tackle environmental problems.  7.0 Documents of Budget   
Measures to conserve and improve land, water, and the environment: 
assistance to community -collaborative activities.  49.1 Documents of Budget   
Support programme for rural areas' environment -friendly efforts in such as 
seeking a proper crop rotation balance and introducing pest -resistant 
varieties for soil conservation.  3.0 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  379   
13. Regional assistance programmes  Direct payment to farmers in the hilly and mountainous areas: payments 
for farmers who continue farming activities for at least five years under the 
community agreements.  25.8 Documents of Budget   
Subtotal:  25.8   
Grand Total Green Box  1,807.7    
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR FROM 01 -04-2017 TO 31 -03-2018  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production -Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6. 5 Monetary value  
 
JPY, billion  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(b) Payments based on 85% or less of the base level of production  Direct Payment for Rice: direct payments for rice 
producers under production -limiting programme.  70.5 Financial statements   
Subtotal:  70.5   
Grand Total Development Programmes  70.5   
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR FROM 01 -04-2017 TO 31 -03-2018  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
JPY, billion  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
JPY, billion  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
JPY, billion  Value of production  
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Beef and veal  243.9   243.9    243.9   
Eggs 4.9  4.9 527.8  0.9%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Fruits  6.3  6.3 947.8  0.7%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Meat of swine  349.2   349.2    349.2   
Milk 29.6  29.6   29.6  
Starch  2.6  2.6   2.6  
Sugar  19.6  19.6   19.6  
Vegetables  1.7  1.7 2450.8  0.1%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  226.9  9495  2.39%  0 (de minimis ) (2) 
TOTAL  644.9   
(1) Data: MAFF "Statistics of agricultural income produced".  
(2) Data: MAFF  "Statistics of agricultural income produced" and "Statistics on forestry income produced".   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR FROM 01 -04-2017 TO 31 -03-2018  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
JPY External 
reference price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
JPY Eligible production  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
JPY, billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Beef and veal  FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Price 
stabilization  900,000/Tonne  626,000/Tonne  471 thousand Tonnes  9.6 119.5   (1) 
Total Beef and veal          119.5    
Meat of swine  FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Price 
stabilization  440,000/Tonne  152,000/Tonne  1,272 thousand Tonnes  27.1 339.2   (2) 
Total Meat of swine          339.2    
(1)  Column 4: Standard stabilization price .  
 Column 5: [CIF price of Australian beef] (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics") × [conversion rate from boneless beef to carcass (0.7)] × [quality difference coefficient (2.0)] . 
 Column  6: Total production (MAFF "Meat Statistics").  
 
(2)  Column 4: Standard stabilization price .  
 Column 5: Sluicegate price in EC .  
Column 6: Total Production (MAFF  "Meat Statistics").  
  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR FROM 01 -04-2017 TO 31 -03-2018  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
JPY External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
JPY Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
JPY, billion  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Total 
direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Beef and 
veal FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Payments related to 
price     19.9  19.9 Documents 
of Budget   
Beef and 
veal FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Deficiency 
payments      104.5   104.5  "   
Total Beef 
and veal            124.4    
Eggs FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Payments related to 
price     4.9  4.9 "   
Total Eggs            4.9   
Fruits  FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Payments related to 
price     6.3  6.3 "   
Total 
Fruits            6.3   
Meat of 
swine  FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Deficiency 
payments      10.0  10 "   
Total Meat 
of swine            10   
Milk FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Payments related to 
price     0.0  0 "   
Milk FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Payments related to 
volume of 
production      29.6  29.6 "   
Total Milk            29.6   
Starch  FSY 01-10-17 31-09-18 Payments related to 
volume of 
production      2.6  2.6 "   
Total 
Starch            2.6    
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- 9 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
JPY External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
JPY Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
JPY, billion  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Total 
direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Sugar  FSY 01-10-17 31-09-18 Payments related to 
volume of 
production      19.6  19.6 "   
Total 
Sugar            19.6   
Vegetables  FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Payments related to 
price     1.7  1.7 "   
Total 
Vegetables            1.7   
  
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR FROM 01 -04-2017 TO 31 -03-2018  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
JPY, billion  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Market 
price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Total AMS  
(7+8 +9) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total Beef 
and veal          119.5  124.4  243.9    
Total Meat 
of swine          339.2  10 349.2    
Total Eggs           4.9 4.9   
Total 
Fruits           6.3 6.3   
Total Milk           29.6 29.6   
Total 
Starch           2.6 2.6   
Total 
Sugar           19.6 19.6   
Total 
Vegetables           1.7 1.7   
  
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR FROM 01 -04-2017 TO 31 -03-2018  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
JPY, billion  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
JPY, billion  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
JPY, billion  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
 
JPY, billion  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Agricultural Insurance Scheme  FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 15   15 Documents 
of Budget  (1) 
Crop income stabilization payment  FSY 01-04-17 31-03-18 211.9    211.9  Financial 
statements   
TOTAL  226.9   
(1) Government subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance for production loss not exceeding 30% of the average of production . 
 
 
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