Under former prime minister Shinzo Abe’s administration, Japanese agriculture was a target for regulatory reform. There was an especial focus on reforming the organisation of agricultural cooperatives ...

Japan is prepared to eliminate or reduce tariffs on U.S. food and agricultural products in 2020, as part of a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. The trade deal will provide U.S. farmers and agribusinesses ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Japan Agriculture Tractors Market-Size, Trends, Competitive Analysis and Forecasts (2019-2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The ...

In 2019, the Japanese government introduced the Work Style Reform Law which sought to increase diversity in the workplace and improve working conditions. But reform has not been sufficiently discussed ...

According to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), following the trade pact, more than 90% of the U.S. food and agricultural products entering Japanese markets will either be ...

THOUGH Japan's industrial revolution began only towards the end of the nineteenth century, her progress since then has been remarkable. Within a relatively short time she has succeeded not only in ...

I want to be the most influential farmer in the world. The first step is for me to become the most influential farmer in my native Japan. As farmers, we are professional businessmen and women who ...

Conventional food production and distribution systems degrade the environment due to several aspects, like overuse of fertilizers and high greenhouse gas emissions. This necessitates a shift towards ...

There was some good news Wednesday on the agricultural trade front. The Office of the United States Trade Representative just announced several key provisions of the new U.S.-Japan Agreement that ...

For the purpose of growing the economy and increasing consumption, economists tend to favor trade agreements in the following order: multi-lateral, regional, bilateral. Why? In a multi-lateral ...

Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will visit South Korea from August 9 to 11 to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) food security ministerial meeting and the South ...