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(解答·解説: 別冊 pp.12-15) TR11-13
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Read the text and answer the questions below.
In 2012, the Japanese government proposed that UNESCO register the country's m
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food culture. The proposal was accepted at a meeting of "the UNESCO
Intergovernmental Committee in December 2013, and “washoku" -
Japanese *cuisine
05 also includes kabuki, noh and bunraku. An official said that the "panel valued Japanese
traditional
was added to UNESCO's "Intangible Cultural Heritage list, which
people's spiritual tradition of respecting nature associated with washoku.
Japan faces a low "food self-sufficiency rate and the spread of Western eating az
habits. Social and economic structures are continually changing, and food products
from around the world are widely available now. That is why many people are
Concerned about whether communities can continue to pass down Japanese food
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traditions. The government hopes , the heritage listing will help younger generations
recognize the value of such traditions.
It is also expected that washoku will gain global recognition, attract more foreign aE
tourists and increase exports of Japan's agricultural products. The Fukushima nuclear
15 disaster in 2011 caused concerns over the safety of the country's food products. The
government is hoping that registration of washoku by UNESCO will help ease them.
A chef expressed hope that more efforts will be made to promote Japanese foods. He
is confident that more and more people in other countries will become fond of
Japanese food, which tastes good and looks beautiful, to say nothing of its health
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