Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. The government has long paid farmers to cut back on rice ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

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

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 ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek experienced record-breaking heat in Japan on his walking journey. Salopek witnessed the heat's havoc on the rice farms he passed by. Host Carolyn Beeler ...

Japan is known for its hot springs; Nagato Yumoto is a lesser-known town to visit for relaxation in the steamy waters.

The Yankees have long been linked to Munetaka Murakami, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger expected to hit MLB free agency ...

The golden rice fields, stretching as far as the eyes can ... a place where families gather in traditional Japanese houses or a place where Buddhist statues are worshiped in traditional Chinese ...

Irrigating rather than flooding rice fields "is a historic step ... Pointing to similar work being done in Japan, she said, "Obtaining resistant varieties is one of the main ways to increase ...

A rice field in Mito, Japan, where farmers are being encouraged to grow more of the staple crop to make up for shortages on ...