VIENTIANE: Lao and Japanese agricultural experts have discussed the use of satellites in rice farming and the evaluation of ...

Prices of sake rice have been soaring in line with the steep rise in the cost of staple rice. The sudden spike has given ...

Seven-Eleven Japan says it is scaling back the frequency of store deliveries of onigiri rice balls, sandwiches and other food ...

Sake breweries across Japan are struggling to secure funds to purchase "sakamai," rice used for sake production, as its price has risen sharply. Prices of sake rice have been soaring in line with the ...

From sacred rituals to daily life, explore rural Japan a century ago through National Geographic’s vivid photos.

Mitsui plans to use the resulting emission reductions to generate carbon credits and aims to begin launching such credits as early as next year ...

The rice assistance policy is part of the Indonesian government’s stimulus package aimed at bolstering economic growth in the ...

WHEN you picture Japan, what comes to mind? Ultra-modern cities drenched in neon lights? Steam rising from a bowl of ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on course for a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic policies and tough stance on immigration and China.

Sanae Takaichi, the first female prime minister of Japan, is poised to secure an absolute majority in parliament after exit polls predicted her party winning a landslide victory in Sunday’s election.

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. said Monday it will work with a nongovernmental organization to promote a ...

Improving living standards in a country with a rapidly shrinking workforce and ageing population will test Prime Minister ...