National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek experienced record-breaking heat in Japan on his walking journey. Salopek witnessed ...

I n Japan, the ruling government is weighing whether or not to put rice on the table. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have ...

If farmers install solar panels over their rice fields, their overall revenue, including income from selling solar-generated electricity, can ...

A huge portrait of Tanjiro is being being planned using an unusual medium - and they are looking for volunteers to help complete it.

but farmers working among the paddy fields and ancient rice terraces say that climate change is hurting the harvest of rice, long a cornerstone of Japan’s diet. “Last year, an exceptional heat ...

a research team in Japan aims to create a functional compost tailor-made for rice cultivation. Applying this microbe-rich compost to paddy fields could maximize yield, while reducing the need for ...

Tanbo Art or rice paddy art is a type of Japanese art where people strategically plant different colored varieties of rice to create giant images when the rice fields are flooded in the summer.

A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Tambasasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 28, 2024. Credit - Buddhika Weerasinghe—Bloomberg/Getty Images In Japan, the ruling government is ...