Shinjiro Koizumi tackles entrenched agricultural systems, aiming to modernize Japan's farming, boost food security, and ...

Japan began selling government rice stockpiles through direct contracts on Monday after the newly appointed farm minister ...

JICA hopes the investment will help ensure stable food procurement by Japan, which imports such crops as soybeans and corns ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, ...

Japan’s Agriculture Minister, Taku Etō, officially resigned on May 21, 2025, following public remarks he made about receiving ...

The remark came in the midst of a rice shortage that has infuriated voters. “Frankly, my supporters give me quite a lot of ...

The Japanese government's announcement that it would sell 300,000 metric tons of rice directly to major retailers to curb ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain. It ...

Farm minister resigns amid outrage as staple grain doubles in price, exposing deeper fault lines in agriculture and politics.

Japan’s rice prices have surged over 150%, triggering supermarket rationing, emergency reserves, and a ministerial ...

Japan’s agriculture minister said on Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about ...

A recent congressional hearing addressed how U.S. crop protection companies and researchers use artificial intelligence to ...