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

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 ...

TOKYO -- Japan's politically powerful farming lobby on Feb. 9 accepted plans by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to reform the agricultural sector, after the initial proposals were watered down.

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

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 ...

After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Fukushimas farmers work to overcome radiation stigma, despite the ...

In some coastal areas surrounding the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan – an area that accounts for more than three quarters ...

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