Japan's agriculture ministry says this year's rice harvest will likely increase by about 660,000 tons from last year. The ...

Agrifood should generate serious revenue, not just survive, said Japan's new ag minister in a clear shift from past ...

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.

India, May 24 -- Shinjiro Koizumi tackles entrenched agricultural systems, aiming to modernize Japan's farming, boost food security, and position for future political leadership. Tokyo: Japan's ...

Off the coast of Japan’s verdant Saikai National Park, the Kujukushima Islands lie scattered amid a sprawling network of narrow inlets. Their name literally translates as “99 islands,” though there ...

China has indicated it will ban all imports of Japanese seafood, two government officials in Tokyo said on Wednesday, in what ...

China today informed Japan that it would ban all imports of Japanese seafood, media outlets reported — a decision that comes ...