VIENTIANE: Lao and Japanese agricultural experts have discussed the use of satellites in rice farming and the evaluation of ...

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 ...

Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel concluded a productive ministerial visit to Japan on January 26 to ...

Japans exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products surged to a new all-time high in 2025, rising 12.8% year on ...

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 ...

The Philippines continues to deepen its ties with Japan in agriculture, trade, and food security following a productive ...

A simmering crisis over staple rice has suddenly boiled over in Japan. Since 2023, a punishing heatwave slashed harvests to their lowest in over a decade. As of June 2025, a 5-kilogram bag of ...

Japanese exports of agriculture, forestry and fishery products and foods rose to over 1.7 trillion yen ($10.9 billion) in ...

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 ...

The Suga administration recently submitted a bill to revise Japan’s Act on Special Measures to Facilitate Investment in Agricultural Corporations. The bill aims to expand the recipients of investments ...