Japan could face higher tariffs on about 400 farm and food import items if the passage of a tax bill to extend provisional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto speaks to the media after a meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru ...

When Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed this week to wring more gains from the weak yen, which has become instead a source of economic pain, he was pinning his hopes on the likes of Soichi ...

Agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki on Monday visited the Japanese unit of U.S. company Oishii Farm, which develops factories to grow fruit and other plants. Suzuki inspected a research and ...

CHIBA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - When it comes to trade policy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a choice between the fears of Japan's ageing farm lobby and the hopes of suburban families lined up here at ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he had "never had to buy rice" thanks to gifts from supporters, angering consumers grappling with sky-high prices for ...

Japan's former farm minister said he has never had to buy rice as he received it from his supporters. The comment struck a nerve with locals amid rocketing prices of the beloved staple. Rice in Japan ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on getting free rice. Eto said Sunday that he has never had to buy rice as ...