Japanese Silk
Silk is a product strongly associated with Japan. However, the June 30th issue of Jinja Shinpō included an article by the head of the Dainippon Silk Foundation, bemoaning the collapse of domestic production of silk fibre. Last year, domestic silk farmers produced 38 tonnes of silk thread, a drop of 99.97% since the peak in 1968. Recently, the amount produced has been halving every five years. Three quarters of active silk farmers are 70 or older, and 86% of them have no successor. The reason for this is a drop… Read More »Japanese Silk