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 ...

THOUGH Japan's industrial revolution began only towards the end of the nineteenth century, her progress since then has been remarkable. Within a relatively short time she has succeeded not only in ...

The Suga administration recently submitted a bill to revise Japan’s Act on Special Measures to Facilitate Investment in Agricultural Corporations. The bill aims to expand the recipients of investments ...

The Philippines continues to deepen its ties with Japan in agriculture, trade, and food security following a productive ...

Growers and marketers of wheat, soybeans and other farm products are watching Japan with concern as conditions threaten to disrupt a top market for U.S. goods. "Anytime you get something this ...

Conventional food production and distribution systems degrade the environment due to several aspects, like overuse of fertilizers and high greenhouse gas emissions. This necessitates a shift towards ...

Tokyo — An experiment on a herd of cows in central Japan appears to have proven a radical, nature-inspired solution to a pest problem that plagues the agriculture industry. Zebras and their gaudy ...

The Japanese government aims to convert at least 25% of all its farmland to organic by 2050, a significant jump from just 0.5% in 2020. Researchers found that urban and semi-urban farmers in Tokyo ...

Worldwide, the value of agrochemical shipments doubled from 2000 to 2022. But in Japan, the value of shipments increased only slightly, while volumes actually declined. Agriculture in Japan faces ...

TOKYO -- Agriculture in Japan is experiencing difficult times. The nation's calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate is the lowest among developed countries. There are fewer farmers and those ...

There was some good news Wednesday on the agricultural trade front. The Office of the United States Trade Representative just announced several key provisions of the new U.S.-Japan Agreement that ...