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

The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms. Rice stocks at Japan Agricultural ...

He acknowledged that current measures aren't working and blamed "structural problems” of the government's rice policy ... so some are switching to imports, which usually aren't popular with finnicky ...

(Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) TOKYO -- Japan's Minister ... When there's a shortage, we import them as an emergency measure, and this applies to other items as well. But rice has been treated as ...

He acknowledged current measures aren’t working and blamed “structural problems” of the government’s rice ... to imports, which usually aren’t popular with finicky Japanese shoppers.

By Mari Yamaguchi / The Associated Press  RICE is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval- shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even ...

Japan's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi appeared on a TV Tokyo program on the night of May 26 and hinted it ･･･ ...

He acknowledged that current measures aren't working and blamed "structural problems” of the government's rice ... to imports, which usually aren't popular with finnicky Japanese shoppers.

Japan’s economy faces pressure from U.S. import tariffs of 24% from July unless officials can negotiate them down. The country is also seeking an exemption for carmakers from a separate 25% import ...

Discover four key insights global food firms need to know about Japan’s new Basic Plan for Food and its impact on regional ...

Some retailers are perplexed by continuing rice shortages in Japan despite the release of government stockpiles, while ...