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 ...

In 2019, the Japanese government introduced the Work Style Reform Law which sought to increase diversity in the workplace and improve working conditions. But reform has not been sufficiently discussed ...

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 ...

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 ...

Worldwide, the value of agrochemical shipments doubled from 2000 to 2022. But in Japan, the value of shipments increased only slightly, while volumes actually declined. Agriculture in Japan faces ...

“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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DR LIEBSCHER'S little work is the result, the author tells us, of his investigations during an eight months' sojourn in Japan in 1880. A cursory glance at the contents shows that it bears the ...