Amid tariffs and geopolitical headwinds, Japan’s trade data shows new patterns emerging – led by food products, tourism-linked consumption, and advanced manufacturing.

TOKYO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Japan's agriculture ministry has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Hokkaido, marking the northern prefecture's fourth case and ...

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 ...

Under the Abe administration, the power of the prime minister reached a new height. Abe Shinzo was the longest-serving prime minister in the history of Japan. During his tenure, he did not face ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- The Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, known as JA-Zenchu, once was one of the most influential political lobbying entities in Japan. Today, it is quickly losing its muscle and its ...