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AGRICULTURE

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 31, 2020
Concerns about coronavirus on food imports are real, expert says
Experiments have shown the coronavirus could survive in conditions associated with transportation and storage in the international food trade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Oct 30, 2020
Akita Prefecture taps bear expert to stop damage to farms
Due to depopulation and changing lifestyles, residents no longer take proper care of mountains, which some believe is causing bears to roam further.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Oct 30, 2020
Fishers and farmers fear impact of Fukushima water release
Nearly 10 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, prices for food products from the prefecture haven't fully recovered.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2020
How the green revolution is harming Africa
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, around two billion people globally were experiencing food insecurity, and close to 750 million faced chronic or severe hunger.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Oct 21, 2020
Japan looks to clamp down on illicit outflow of famous food products
Seeds being sold abroad without permission represents threat to intellectual property rights, but opposition says LDP's bill would simply hurt Japan's farmers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2020
A kimchi disaster is brewing after typhoons crippled cabbage fields
Fields of cabbages were wiped out across South Korea this summer due to the extreme weather, causing prices to surge more than 60%.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Oct 16, 2020
Fukushima 'blank spaces' in limbo, left out of decontamination plan
Residents who were forced to leave their homes are encountering barriers stopping them from tearing them down.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 25, 2020
Rules on buying farmland eased in rural Hiroshima amid depopulation
Smaller plots are being made available in a bid to attract younger people from the cities to the countryside.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2020
Japanese scientists develop salt-resistant rice variety
The new rice variety was developed through genetic improvement in an attempt to increase crop yields in a salty paddy field.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 11, 2020
Radioactive soil plan casts shadow over Fukushima village
The government wants to use the earth to create arable farming land in Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2020
‘Monkey dogs’ and tech keep crop-eating simians at bay in Nagano
At present, 21 such dogs are used to control the around 900 monkeys estimated to live in the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 15, 2020
The popularity of jeans in Japan begins to fray
According to industry data, total sales of jeans of all types reached 78 million pairs in 2002. The current annual figure is believed to have fallen below 40 million.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2020
Ravenous fall armyworm threatens Japan's key crops
Japan is sounding the alarm against the inexorable march of the fall armyworm, as reports of damage by the pest in Asia following its spread in Africa are increasing, threatening Japan with infestation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jul 24, 2020
Robots in Fukushima monitor cucumber production in IT-farming joint project
At the greenhouse, cucumbers are produced through a unique hanging method, which makes it easier for robots to monitor the produce.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020
Near the Arctic tundra, soybeans flourish in Russia's thawing permafrost
Years of rising global temperatures are thawing the permafrost, and turning the land into fertile soil.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 23, 2020
Signs of farm 'revolution' in India as coronavirus prompts change
Government officials say the so-called direct seeding of rice (DSR) method could increase yields by about one-third and slash costs on workers and water.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2020
Low-methane meat has finally arrived
Low-methane meat is a thing now. Earlier this week, fast-food chain Burger King unveiled a climate-friendly burger it plans to offer in some U.S. locations. The limited-supply meat comes from cows that are fed lemongrass to reduce the atmospheric impact of their methane-laden belches.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jul 5, 2020
Let your little farmers loose at this luxe agriculture-tourism resort in Nasu
Do you — and the kids — need a break from the city? A few days in Risonare Nasu's Agri-Garden will set everyone to rights.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2020
Tepco unit launches giant vertical farm in Shizuoka powered by artificial lighting
The LED-powered farm can yield up to 5 tons of produce a day, making it one of the largest such facilities in the world and a boon to Japan's aging farmers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jun 28, 2020
How to compost in a cardboard box at home
Cardboard box composting, a method that's become popular in Japan, is cheap, simple, bad-odor-free and well-suited to small spaces.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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