A Japanese town has discovered a method to convert cow manure into hydrogen fuel, which can power vehicles such as cars and tractors. Situated on one of Japan’s Northern islands, Hokkaido, the raw ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The first suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Japan should serve as another warning for the U.S. meat industry to increase safeguards against the stealthy, ...

TOKYO -- Japan has confirmed a new case of mad cow disease, the third discovery of the brain-wasting illness in the country this year, an official said Monday. The 5-year-old dairy cow tested positive ...

TOKYO - A dairy cow has tested positive for mad cow disease in the Chiba area of Japan, near Tokyo, the agriculture ministry said today, signalling the first case reported in Asia. However, ministry ...

TOKYO -- Japan's first human case of mad cow disease probably contracted it during a monthlong visit to Britain in 1989, authorities said Friday. The confirmation -- which was revealed after the man ...

Japan will spend $150 million to buy up to 370,000 cows from domestic cattle farmers hit by sharp sales declines because of a scare over mad cow disease, an official said Thursday. The measure will be ...

YAKIMA -- Japanese scientists met with U.S. agriculture officials in Washington state yesterday about the ongoing investigation into mad cow disease, as more cows from a Mabton dairy farm were killed.