Ministry estimates surge in this year's rice harvest in Japan

Japan's agriculture ministry says this year's rice harvest will likely increase by about 660,000 tons from last year. The ...
AFN

Japan’s new agriculture minister breaks with tradition in foodtech summit speech: “Earn, earn!”

Agrifood should generate serious revenue, not just survive, said Japan's new ag minister in a clear shift from past ...
WDTN

Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after a rice gaffe causes political fallout

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 ...
Foreign Affairs

Agriculture and the Japanese National Economy

DESPITE her recent remarkable progress in industry and commerce, Japan is still predominantly an agricultural country. The major part of her national net production is drawn from agriculture, ...
Forbes

TPP Or No TPP Japanese Agriculture Must Be Reformed

From this Thursday the 11 countries negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement--the United States and Japan most important among them--will meet again in Brunei. This session, ...