Japan's government is set to target a smaller rice harvest for next year, but sufficient to meet projected demand. This ...

TOKYO -- After December's landslide re-election, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's program to revive the nation's economy is set to meet perhaps its stiffest challenge, the nation's sclerotic ...

TOKYO -- Japan's politically powerful farming lobby on Feb. 9 accepted plans by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to reform the agricultural sector, after the initial proposals were watered down.

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 ...

The Hokkaido government has started to cull some 459,000 laying hens at the farm and imposed a ban on the transportation of ...

The Philippines and Japan have committed to enhancing cooperation in agricultural trade and technology, with Manila pressing ...

Sure, you could buy a laptop, tablet or cloud service from Toshiba. But how about some spinach? The Tokyo-based conglomerate is joining other IT firms in Japan by getting into high-tech farming. The ...

This week, Japan has been in the midst of a 10-day celebration culminating with the historic abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, marking the end of the Heisei era, and the beginning of the ...

Sapporo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Hokkaido government in northern Japan on Wednesday reported the first case of infection ...