Japan is not often considered to be a nation of unrest. But it takes rice seriously. Eto Taku, the country’s agriculture ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s agriculture minister was forced to resign Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters ...

NAGOYA, Japan >> Aichi prefecture is striving to increase rice production amid high rice prices across Japan. But the ...

The area allocated to monsoon-sown rice crops has surged 58% from a year earlier to 1.32 million hectares (3.3 million acres) ...

Japan's agriculture minister resigned because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice." The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of rice.

In the busy kitchens of fast-food stores, behind the hum of fiber optic cables at telecommunications booths, and in the quiet ...

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.

Since the mid-1800s, human activities have rapidly facilitated the spread of rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV), a pathogen that ...

Why rice market reform is so taboo has more to do with the political importance of the farm vote than the economic importance of Japan’s agricultural sector. Advertisement Agriculture makes up ...

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 ...

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 ...