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 ...

Perhaps no country fits the description of Robert Putnam’s “two-level game” theory better than Japan. Putnam describes international negotiations as a bargaining process not only with the ...

UTokyo and Kubota develop a drone potato yield prediction method combining multispectral imagery, AI, and growth models.

Japanese Agriculture Minister Norikazu Suzuki visited OCP Group’s industrial platform in Jorf Lasfar on Saturday.

Abe Shinzo is often considered Japan’s most powerful prime minister. But he faced steep political opposition in one of his primary goals. Under the Abe administration, the power of the prime minister ...

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 ...

TOKYO — Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over ...

Japan's aging workforce and declining population are having significant effects on the country's agriculture industry. The 2020 Census of Agriculture and Forestry found that between 2015 and 2020, the ...

Japan’s Agriculture Minister, Taku Etō, officially resigned on May 21, 2025, following public remarks he made about receiving free rice from supporters. During a fundraising event in Saga Prefecture, ...

The Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Norikazu Suzuki, visited Jorf Lasfar on June 20 leading an official delegation. Beyond the symbol of a partnership dating back to 1961, this visit reflects a ...

Japan's agricultural sector has been facing a workforce shortage for many years due to the country's aging population. While the solution adopted abroad has been to import immigrant workers, mostly ...