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 ...

In April 2023, the Japanese government approved a new draft amendment to the Special Zones for the Structural Reform Act. The amendment allows corporations to own agricultural land nationally, based ...

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 ...

New regulations aim to address farming challenges and promote sustainable solar-agricultural integration The Japanese government has introduced new national standards for agrivoltaics to address ...

TOKYO — 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 ...

Under former prime minister Shinzo Abe’s administration, Japanese agriculture was a target for regulatory reform. There was an especial focus on reforming the organisation of agricultural cooperatives ...

Abe Shinzo is often considered Japan’s most powerful prime minister. But he faced steep political opposition in one of his primary goals. Under the Abe administration, the power of the prime minister ...

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 ...

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 ...