Local governments in Japan are carrying out "rice aid" programs for residents amid soaring rice prices, mostly using national ...

All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki’s rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost ...

The government decided on Friday to prohibit the reselling of rice purchased at retail shops to ensure that rice reserves ...

TOKYO] Japan’s prime minister announced on Friday (Jun 13) a cash handout of 20,000 yen (S$177.95) for every citizen – ...

A guide to Japan’s rice from past harvests, currently being released from government stockpiles in a bid to tackle high ...

Japan will hold a tender for tariff-free imported staple rice this month, earlier than the usual auction in September, to ...

Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Friday decided to prohibit the resale of released government-stockpiled ...

Japan will release another 200,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile to tackle a doubling of prices since last ...

The Japanese government is aiming to lower rice prices by selling further supplies of stockpiled rice directly to retailers.

Japan's agriculture ministry says that sales of stockpiled rice will widen to stores across the country on Friday.

People caught reselling rice for a profit, including the government’s emergency supplies, will face a fine or even ...

The shortage has continued to bite despite the government releasing 300,000 tons of rice from its strategic reserve three ...