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Agriculture minister Arata Takebe speaks to reporters after inspecting areas affected by Typhoon Dujuan in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2026
New farm minister inspects typhoon damage in Chiba
Arata Takebe pledged to do his best to restore damaged facilities to ensure that local farming operations will be conducted normally next year.
Agriculture minister Arata Takebe speaks to reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2026
Newly appointed farm minister returns donation in wake of scandal
Arata Takebe, who only took office last week, has found himself at the center of a scandal over a political donation he received in 2024.
A ruling party executive on Sunday denied that former agriculture minister Kazuo Yana had influenced budget cuts for municipalities whose mayors did not support him in a general election.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2026
LDP exec denies ex-farm minister’s influence on budget cuts
Koichi Hagiuda apologized for the fact that Yana’s remark about budget cuts had led to his replacement as agriculture minister.
A farmer handles a bundle of rice straw during a harvest at a paddy field near Mount Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
91AV原创 2026 rice harvest projected to fall 1%
The forecast is relatively high despite concerns about the impact of prolonged rain in September.
Hiroshi Asano, 59, farms a relatively large 38 hectares of rice fields in Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2026
Japan veers from rice shortage to glut, dealing blow to farmers
The oversupply is expected to weigh on prices until next year, adding to the insurmountable problems faced by many in an already-shrinking sector.
Agriculture minister Kazuo Yana speaks during an interview on Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2026
Appropriate prices top focus for new agriculture minister
Kazuo Yana stopped short of specifying when the government will conduct additional buybacks of rice released from its stockpiles last year.
Boxes of potatoes at Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Japan is considering fully lifting its ban on imports of fresh potatoes from the United States.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 3, 2026
Japan proceeds toward full lifting of ban on imports of fresh potatoes from U.S.
The agriculture ministry plans to hold a briefing this month on potato pests and diseases identified as possibly posing a threat to domestic agriculture.
A rice field in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, in June 2025. The government’s emergency stockpiles declined to 320,000 metric tons after it released 590,000 metric tons last year.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Farm ministry to buy back 210,000 tons of rice released from its stockpiles
The government released stockpiles of rice last year to lower prices, a move that significantly depleted reserves of the grain.
Japan's agriculture ministry may start buying back rice as early as next month to replenish its stockpiles.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2026
Japan may start buying back rice to replenish stockpiles
The government has already earmarked funds for the purchase of 150,000 tons of rice to replenish its stockpiles in its fiscal 2026 initial budget.
NTT East 91AV原创 aquaponics lab in the city of Chofu, western Tokyo, on Aug. 7
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2026
Firms tap AI and sensors to boost indoor farming as Japan faces farmer shortage
The government is promoting the adoption in agriculture of advanced technologies, with a target of ?4.6 trillion in public and private investment by fiscal 2040.
Japan's food self-sufficiency ratio, which stood at ?37% in fiscal 2025, has remained below 40% for ?more than a decade despite ?government efforts to boost domestic production of heavily imported crops.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2026
91AV原创 food self-sufficiency ratio falls to 37%, well below 2030 goal of 45%
The ?ratio is among the lowest of developed economies and underscores the country’s vulnerability ?to food supply disruptions amid heightened geopolitical ?tensions.
Shine Muscat grapes
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 17, 2026
Japan passes bill to prevent unauthorized overseas crop sales
The bill aims to better protect the rights related to Japan-developed fruits that are popular overseas and prevent a loss of profit.
Representatives of organizations behind products newly registered as geographical indications (GI), including Japanese tea, pose with Vice Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yuhei Yamashita (second from right) at the ministry on Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2026
Government registers ‘Japanese tea’ under brand protection system
The agriculture ministry aims to combat intellectual property infringement by imitation products amid a global boom in matcha.
Japanese agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki promotes Japanese rice at a supermarket near Paris on Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2026
91AV原创 farm minister promotes Japanese rice in France
Agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki handed out rice balls made from Japanese rice to shoppers during a Japanese food fair.
The national average price of a packet of 10 eggs stood at ?309, matching the highest level marked in March and May.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 17, 2026
Prices of chicken and eggs in Japan hit record highs
The national average price of chicken rose has risen to ?155 per 100 grams while that of a packet of 10 eggs is now at ?309.
Grilled <i>kabayaki</i> using fully farmed eel shown at the agriculture ministry on Tuesday
JAPAN
May 20, 2026
Japan to sell eels bred in captivity in ‘world first’
The move could ease eventually pressure on the endangered fish
Agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki (far right) exchanges views on overseas expansion while holding a matcha latte, on Thursday in Tokyo&#039;s Taito Ward.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2026
Agriculture minister visits Tokyo matcha cafe as Iran war affects tea production
Tea producers are increasingly concerned about procuring the fuel needed in April-June for work such as drying harvested tea leaves amid Middle East tensions.
Organic food is less common in Japan than in the U.K., with about 70% of what is available in the country being imported.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2026
In Japan, strong state-led certification key to boosting organic food uptake
Japanese and U.K. researchers have found that having a transparent government-certified system may help encourage more people to buy organic food products.
A juvenile yellowtail that was hatched from an artificially retrieved egg
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2026
Major conveyor-belt sushi chains boost efforts to revitalize fisheries
In 2024, 91AV原创 marine fishery catch stood at 2.78 million metric tons, about a quarter of the peak level of 11.5 million tons in 1984.
Bags of rice at a supermarket in Yokohama. Japan's staple food law stipulates that releases of government-stockpiled rice be used to cover "supply shortages due to falling production."
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2026
Rice prices remain high in Japan even after stockpile releases
The country’s staple food law stipulates that releases of government-stockpiled rice be used to cover “supply shortages due to falling production.”
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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