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.

Japan is “very close” to opening its market to Brazilian beef, according to the South American country’s agriculture minister ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Developed by researchers at Okayama University of Science and recently approved by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, this new ...

Former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister after winning the ...

Find out more about how Japan is revitalizing its regional economies by agriculture reform. This post was created by Insider Studios with the Government of Japan. SEE ALSO: This family-owned Japanese ...

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 ...