Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
MAFF
Japan’s national ministry for agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The official legal identity is 農林水産省; the English form is a display translation.
- Jurisdiction
- Japan
- Government level
- National
- Authority type
- Ministry
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://www.maff.go.jp/
Official name in local language
- ja 農林水産省
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policy
Published on the national go.jp government domain as Japan’s agriculture ministry.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan
- Forestry
Forestry (林) is named in the ministry’s official Japanese title 農林水産省.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan
- Fisheries
Fisheries (水産) is named in the ministry’s official Japanese title 農林水産省.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan
Sources and verification
Official site loaded in a real browser on 2026-08-19; it resolved with HTTP 200 under the title “農林水産省ホームページ”.
Verified 2026-08-19 against https://www.maff.go.jp/ · domain classification: Verified official
Important limitations
- The authoritative legal name is the Japanese 農林水産省; the English name is a display aid and is not the legal identity.