Abstract
Agriculture and farm management in Japan are facing a new stage as the national and international situations surrounding them change rapidly. The main topic of this papar is to indicate new directions and policies for their further development at the new stage and the major results of its analysis are summerized as follows. First, Japan's agriculture is asked to reform its structure to fulfill its economically and socially appropriate roles in the society. To make the stractural reformation feasible, the development of both extensive and intensive agricultural production methods is essential. Second, farm management in Japan is also required to develop further in the direction which is consistent with an expected agricultural structure. It has to develop well organized strategies and mobilize well trained human resources as well as physical resources to attain the objective. Last, to make the above development of farm management feasible, it needs innovations in production, marketing and managerial systems, and institutional innovations in the legal system. In addition, a promotion of the industry which provides the agricultural services is essential to the development of Japan's agriculture.
