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 ...

A couple living on the outskirts of New Orleans traded their urban farm for a Japanese countryside homestead and turned their ...

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 ...

Aging and a lack of successors are serious issues for Japan's farms. But some young farmers are finding new ways to thrive.

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 (Reuters) -Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a top contender to become the next premier, downplayed criticism on ...

Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a strong contender for the premiership, on Friday dismissed criticism regarding his ministry’s management of a licensing agreement for a coveted grape variety, ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week, Japan has been in the midst of a 10-day celebration culminating with the historic abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, marking the end of the Heisei era, and the beginning of 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 ...