日本的农业以种植水稻为主。水稻种植面积占总耕地面积的59%,水稻产值占总农畜产品产值的50%。1969年日本水稻种植面积为4911万亩,水稻总产量为348亿斤,平均亩产709斤。目前日本的农业还以”小农经济”为主,1970年农户总数为534万户,平均每农户17亩耕地。以手扶拖拉机等小型农业动力为主的日本”小农经济”,目前水田机械化水平和劳动生产率仍 Japan’s agriculture is dominated by rice cultivation. Rice planting area accounted for 59% of the total cultivated area, rice output value accounted for 50% of the total output of agricultural products. In 1969 Japan planted 4911 acres of rice area, the total output of 34.8 billion kg of rice, the average yield of 709 pounds. At present, Japan’s agriculture is dominated by the “small-peasant economy.” In 1970, the total number of rural households was 5.34 million, with an average of 17 mu of cultivated land per farmer. Japanese small-peasant economy dominated by small-scale agricultural power such as walking tractors. At present, the mechanization level and labor productivity of paddy fields are still