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 ...

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 ...

The number of people who mainly work in agriculture in Japan has dropped below one million for the first time, reflecting the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two prominent names have emerged: former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and current agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi. Takaichi, if elected, would become Japan's first female prime ...