Sake goes pop! Sake goes pop! November 21, 2015 Nihonshu or rice wine (more popularly known as sake) has been an integral part of the Japanese...Read More
Yield rises with WeRise Yield rises with WeRise April 1, 2015 Unreliable weather can make or break rice farmers that rely on rainfall for water. Climate change makes...Read More
Reassessing Japan’s development assistance Reassessing Japan’s development assistance December 1, 2014 What country is a major salmon producer and exporter to Japan? The answer is Chile. And what...Read More
Gene discovery leads way to more rice Gene discovery leads way to more rice December 2, 2013 Scientists from Japan and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have discovered a rice gene that, in...Read More
The revolution underground The revolution underground December 1, 2013 An international team led by the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) in Japan, which includes scientists...Read More
The monk who ate no rice The monk who ate no rice April 1, 2013 Many years ago in Japan, ascetic monks abounded. They were highly revered and respected. They became models...Read More
IRRI and Japan IRRI and Japan April 12, 2012 Japan is the only industrialized country whose agriculture is based on rice, its staple food. Rice cultivation...Read More
Rice in Japan: Beyond 3.11 Rice in Japan: Beyond 3.11 January 9, 2012 Japan has long defended and quite successfully managed to maintain sovereignty in its international agricultural trade policies...Read More
More than meets your rice More than meets your rice January 26, 2009 Maybe I was hallucinating but I thought I saw a pair of socks among a sea of...Read More
Sowing the seeds of art Sowing the seeds of art January 23, 2009 Mysterious crop circles of incredible complexity that appear overnight, or a baseball park as in the 1989...Read More