Japan's agriculture minister says domestic pork supplies could be hit by the suspension of imports from Spain. This comes ...

The seafood giant has succeeded in farming saury from eggs to a size suitable for consumption, paving the way for ...

Former engineer Takuya Haraguchi leads ReFruits Co. to restore kiwifruit farming in Okuma Town, Fukushima, overcoming soil ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, many foreign workers came to Japan because the economy was strong and there were not enough Japanese ...

From the 1980s through the 1990s, large numbers of foreign nationals came to Japan. Economic growth and a booming economy ...

Japan’s agriculture minister resigned Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as gifts. The resignation comes as ...

Conventional food production and distribution systems degrade the environment due to several aspects, like overuse of fertilizers and high greenhouse gas emissions. This necessitates a shift towards ...

Edwin Dun helped introduce modern agriculture to Japan Dun took his first trip to Japan in the 1870s Twenty One Pilot's drummer Josh Dun is related to Edwin CHILLICOTHE — During its bicentennial ...

THOUGH Japan's industrial revolution began only towards the end of the nineteenth century, her progress since then has been remarkable. Within a relatively short time she has succeeded not only in ...

New research into ancient Japanese rice farming suggests that significant technological development does not always mean ‘abandonment’ of cultural practices - particularly culinary traditions.

New research into ancient Japanese rice farming suggests that significant technological development does not always mean the abandonment of cultural practices, particularly culinary traditions.

At 98, Riichi Fuwa doesn’t remember his Social Security number, but he remembers this: “19949. That was my number the government gave me,” he said. “19949. You were more number than name.” That was ...