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 ...

THOUGH Japan's industrial revolution began only towards the end of the nineteenth century, her progress since then has been remarkable. Within a relatively short time she has succeeded not only in ...

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 ...

Conventional food production and distribution systems degrade the environment due to several aspects, like overuse of fertilizers and high greenhouse gas emissions. This necessitates a shift towards ...

The Japanese economy, as confirmed by the head of the Bank of Japan's research and statistics department Kazuo Monma (門間一夫), is facing one of the worse slowdowns in its modern history, with a GDP that ...

The Japanese archipelago stretches in a narrow band from north to south, covering a wide range of climates. Hokkaidō in the north has cold winters with heavy snowfall, while Kyūshū and Okinawa in the ...

THE Japanese have entered the field of agricultural investigation with characteristic energy and thoroughness, and have shown a lively appreciation of the fact, not always realised elsewhere, that the ...

There was some good news Wednesday on the agricultural trade front. The Office of the United States Trade Representative just announced several key provisions of the new U.S.-Japan Agreement that ...

The advent of agriculture was a significant turning point in the history of modern humans, beyond which humans started living a sedentary life and formed a so-called 'civilization.' However, the ...

“SUMATO aguri,” or “smart agriculture” in Japan, is entering a new phase of productivity. Moving forward from mechanization, it is shifting into automation, using drones, robotics, and enhanced ...

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