The robot overlords have come to the farm. Earlier this month, Japanese tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer Kubota provided the world with a preview of what the future of farming might look like.

Yoshinoya Farm Fukushima in northeastern Japan has undergone many trials and tribulations in recent years. The business employs 18 people growing cabbages, onions, and rice. Last year, water supplies ...

TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese machinery makers Kubota Corp <6326.T> and Iseki & Co <6310.T> have surged over the past week on expectations soaring rice prices will spur on demand for ...

Like other industrial nations, Japan has been facing massive demographic challenges in its agriculture sector. An aging population and a lack of younger individuals entering the sector to replace them ...