Some retailers are perplexed by continuing rice shortages in Japan despite the release of government stockpiles, while ...

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

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

Japan's agriculture minister, Taku Eto, resigned on May 21 just six months into his term, following a public backlash to his ...

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

The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms (11 pounds). Rice stocks at Japan ...

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

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

Earlier, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, David Silinde said that JICA, WB and AfDB have recently committed over 1.4tri/- for ...

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