Japan is famous for combining ancient traditions with futuristic cities, but it also has a surprising side. Scattered across the country are places that look like they belong somewhere else entirely: ...

The agriculture ministry plans to export 350,000 tons of rice in 2030, nearly eight times the amount in 2024, as part of a ...

Rice prices in Japan have continued to surge since last summer's "rice crisis of the Reiwa era." Despite the government's ...

Beneficial microbes in the soil of rice paddies could be key allies in a collaborative project to build a circular agricultural economy in the celebrated rice-growing region of Niigata, Japan.

The craft flew over a 1000-square-meter rice paddy, scattering seeds treated beforehand ... Alarmed by the prospect of Japan’s agriculture vanishing, Takamoto decided to join hands with Nobeoka ...

The Forest Festival of the Arts Okayama, which came to an end on November 24, 2024, was the latest international art festival to bring cutting-edge contemporary art to a rural area of Japan.

“Rice farming is a fundamental part of our culture in Japan. Niigata prefecture has one of the biggest areas of paddy fields in the country.” But decades of Koshihikari rice farming in the ...

House W is located in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan. The home is situated on the site of an old farmer's barn and is surrounded rice paddies and asparagus fields, so draws inspiration from this setting.