抄録
Roundup (active ingredient: glyphosate) is the most widely used herbicide in the world, including Japan. Numerous lawsuits have been filed in the United States over its dangers. However, the impact of the Roundup cases is not limited to the United States. The outcome of the lawsuits will have a major impact on food and agriculture in Japan. This paper will therefore focus on an in-depth analysis of the Roundup case, particularly from two perspectives that have not been introduced in Japan at all. One is the phenomenon of “trials purely for profit” for the U.S. legal industry, and the other is as an aspect of the “political battle” between the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States. The future of the trial and its impact cannot be foreseen without a structural understanding of these two axes, which are unique to the United States.
