Abstract
In the international community, the current status of food security is assessed, and policies are being discussed based on the definition provided by FAO（2001）. In our country, in accordance with this concept, the Basic Law on Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas has been revised, but it is unclear how closely the newly proposed policies align with the international definition. This study examines the “situational norms” of food security concept as defined by FAO, along with its theoretical background and the development of social issues. As a result, it has been revealed that there are discrepancies between the current international concept of food security and the policies being implemented in Japan. First, the food provided by the policies does not go beyond the scope of “energy sufficient diet”. Second, measures for people who cannot access healthy food in the market are limited to the provision of food as a commodity and do not extend to securing entitlements. To combat the “new hunger” we face today, it is necessary to identify the deficiencies in current health, nutrition, and social policies and explore the intersection with food policy.
