Around 6,000 bamboo lanterns were lit around rice paddies in Nagasaki on the night of Oct. 25 for observers to enjoy as part ...

Ever seen a view so perfect it feels unreal? This is the Chureito Pagoda, standing high above Fujiyoshida City. Mount Fuji ...

For Fukunari Wakabayashi, sake brewing isn’t just a craft — it’s a living expression of harmony between people, nature, and ...

NAGOYA, Japan >> Aichi prefecture is striving to increase rice production amid high rice prices across Japan. But the prefecture faces a formidable threat from pests, whose damage is intensified by ...

Beneficial microbes in the soil of rice paddies could be key allies in a collaborative project to build a circular agricultural economy in the celebrated rice-growing region of Niigata, Japan. By ...

TOKYO, June 9 (Reuters) - A Japanese mayor is seeking to rebuild his city into a renewable energy hub by placing solar panels on top of rice paddies that were devastated by the March earthquake and ...

Agriphotovoltaic (agriPV) or agrivoltaic rice paddy plant with a dual-axis, sun-tracking system developed in Miyada-mura, Nagano prefecture, Japan. PV panels can be tilted to minimize shading and ...

KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than ...