Japan's agriculture minister says domestic pork supplies could be hit by the suspension of imports from Spain. This comes ...

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 ...

The average retail price of the staple grain hit a new record high for the first time in three weeks, according to ...

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 ...

After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Fukushimas farmers work to overcome radiation stigma, despite the ...

Former engineer Takuya Haraguchi leads ReFruits Co. to restore kiwifruit farming in Okuma Town, Fukushima, overcoming soil ...

A new game coming to Steam in the near future takes the farming sim genre, popularized by games like Stardew Valley, into a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The new Japanese government has pledged to protect and revitalize agriculture, a policy that may be incompatible with a global push to free up world trade. The Democratic Party has ...

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 ...