Yesterday the strongest typhoon in some 50 years wreaked havoc and minor destruction along the entire Japanese archipelago, from Kyushu to Hokkaido, making a direct hit on Tokyo. Forgive me for being ...

India, May 24 -- Shinjiro Koizumi tackles entrenched agricultural systems, aiming to modernize Japan's farming, boost food security, and position for future political leadership. Tokyo: Japan's ...

The seemingly innocuous alligator weed, or Alternanthera philoxeroides, poses a real problem, especially to rice farmers The ...

DESPITE her recent remarkable progress in industry and commerce, Japan is still predominantly an agricultural country. The major part of her national net production is drawn from agriculture, and more ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s agriculture minister was forced to resign Wednesday because of political fallout over his recent comments that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as a ...

The farm sector’s influence is on the wane in Japan, although you wouldn’t know it from the TPP talks. In a meeting with his economic advisers on April 2, 2013, Japanese Prime Minister Abe clarified ...

TOKYO — Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice" because he got it from supporters as gifts. The resignation ...

Under former prime minister Shinzo Abe’s administration, Japanese agriculture was a target for regulatory reform. There was an especial focus on reforming the organisation of agricultural cooperatives ...

Will Japan avoid economic and societal decline? I believe that the answer to this question depends, more than anything else, on free market reform of agriculture. It is a regrettable but seemingly ...

Tokyo — Japan's agriculture minister was forced to resign Wednesday because of political fallout over his recent comments that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as a gift.