Japan’s ruling party is betting on lower rice prices winning urban votes at the risk of alienating their traditional farm ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as ...

Even today, rice farming cooperatives and rural communities remain deeply rooted throughout Japan, forming the foundation of ...

Japan’s ongoing rice shortage is bringing greater awareness to farmers’ issues, and greater scrutiny to the long-dominant ...