Regardless of the numbers, the pressure of negotiating with the U.S. is putting a spotlight on an ongoing rice crisis in ...

In his new memoir "Things Become Other Things," photographer and essayist Craig Mod contemplates the power of a long walk to ...

Japan’s rice crisis calls for a critical reassessment of agricultural policies that have weakened its food security in an increasingly unpredictable global landscape ...

Soar over the historic city of Nara, Japan, in this breathtaking aerial journey. This stunning drone footage offers a unique ...

TOKYO -- Rice prices in Japan have continued ... price. The agriculture ministry explained that the main reasons for the ...

Highlights include Buddhist prints from the Nara period (710–794), Edo-period (1603–1867) ukiyo-e, and postwar avant-garde works. Each section reveals how printmaking has served not only as an ...

(Mainichi/Yasuhiro Okawa) NARA -- A new building inspired by an ancient Japan palace was recently ... From the Heian period (794-1185) to the Meiji Restoration (mid- to late 19th century ...

Japan's northern prefecture of Aomori is famous for crisp apples ... Kogin-zashi originated during the Edo period when farmers from the Tsugaru region were prohibited from wearing cotton clothing. To ...

In previous research, the team developed a live-cell imaging technique to continuously observe the developmental process of embryos over a long period of time. This technique makes it possible to use ...

Police have begun patrolling Nara Park to safeguard its sacred deer population after a video of a tourist kicking and slapping one of the animals went viral, sparking outrage in Japan and drawing ...

Last year, Japan exported a record 1,507.1-billion-yen worth of agricultural, forestry, fishery and food products. Of the total, exports to the United States grew 17.8 pct from the previous year ...

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