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

Japan’s rice prices have nearly doubled in a year, sparking political backlash, consumer frustration, and urgent policy debates ahead of the July election.

Government leaders in Japan released emergency rice supplies as rising prices and poor harvest increase political pressure.

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

To solve the problem of soaring rice prices, Japan’s turning to a classic retailer’s playbook: rebranding the old as “vintage ...

Japanese lawmakers are close to a breakthrough that will ensure the years of strife and panic that plagued the Imperial ...

To cope with shortfalls this year, the government has released rice reserves. But the grain has been slow to reach ...

The Japanese government has started releasing low-cost rice from its emergency stockpiles as market prices soar to record ...

The price of Japan-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector. Japan is facing ...

Japanese 2024 births dipped below 700,000 for the first time, according to government data released Wednesday. Births dropped ...

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...