My experiences in northern Japan, Hokkaido the breadbasket of Japan.
The qualities of Japanese people that I really admire are the following: They are very creative and innovative, they made use of technology and mechanization to make farmers and farming efficient. I really admire their discipline and their commitment to work. I also observe how they care for the environment and the observance of cleanliness. All the people are very polite and very formal, punctuality must always observe.
In terms of ICT, University research are really focused on the improvement and solving the current problems of the Industry, In the case of Tokachi which is the breadbasket of Japan research and studies are targeted for the farmers and farms.
The sense of cooperation among farmers is very admirable which I would like to emulate and hopefully, i will be able to set up one in our local place in Northern Luzon, Philippines.
The foods are very rich in taste and they are always fresh. Most of the people really value their health because you can see on the food that they consume, they always have fresh vegetable, fresh ingredients, and healthy diets.
I would like to thank JICA, JICA staff and the Japan Government for giving me this opportunity to experience life in Japan, learn their best practice and see their technology first hand.
