A university in Japan announced a major breakthrough in the complete farming of highly endangered Japanese eels, claiming a world first by an academic institution.

Japan's fisheries ministry says consumers for the first time will be able to buy Japanese eels fully farmed from eggs with technology developed by a state research institute.

TOKYO -- Japan's politically powerful farming lobby on Feb. 9 accepted plans by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to reform the agricultural sector, after the initial proposals were watered down.

Shipments of baby ducks for rice farming that uses little or no agricultural chemicals have reached their peak at Tsumura ...

Off the coast of Japan’s verdant Saikai National Park, the Kujukushima Islands lie scattered amid a sprawling network of narrow inlets. Their name literally translates as “99 islands,” though there ...

NTT, Kubota and DOCOMO test hybrid network for remote farm machinery control NTT, Kubota, and NTT DOCOMO have completed a joint demonstration of advanced communication technologies designed to enable ...

Japan's aging workforce and declining population are having significant effects on the country's agriculture industry. The 2020 Census of Agriculture and Forestry found that between 2015 and 2020, the ...

Like other industrial nations, Japan has been facing massive demographic challenges in its agriculture sector. An aging population and a lack of younger individuals entering the sector to replace them ...

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 ...

In response to many local governments aiming to establish new 'kōsen' technical colleges, the ministry hopes to develop ...

The hotel is immersed in nature, with clear views of Mt. Iwate, grassy landscaping ringed by red pine and cedar trees, and dark night skies. Both the main dining room and the Japanese restaurant, ...