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 ...

Perhaps no country fits the description of Robert Putnam’s “two-level game” theory better than Japan. Putnam describes international negotiations as a bargaining process not only with the ...

Soaring production costs — especially for feed — are mainly triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war. The war drastically decreased crop production in Ukraine, one of the biggest crop exporters in the ...

Abe Shinzo is often considered Japan’s most powerful prime minister. But he faced steep political opposition in one of his primary goals. Under the Abe administration, the power of the prime minister ...

Research led by Hiromi Shiraishi, researcher at Chuo University, has revealed that, in addition to Japanese Eel (Anguilla japonica), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) is now widely distributed in ...

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 ...

German company BASF is establishing its presence in the rice sector of Japan by offering an AI tool that helps farmers make up for a labor shortage, according to a report by Nikkei. This year, ...

I want to be the most influential farmer in the world. The first step is for me to become the most influential farmer in my native Japan. As farmers, we are professional businessmen and women who ...