The rising cost of ingredients has also crippled eateries as the government pledged to consider ‘all options’ to tackle the ...

The lawmaker, sometimes said to be long on image and short on substance, has won praise for bringing down the price of rice.

The average price of a 60kg bag of rice harvested in 2024 has reached an all-time high of more than ¥26,400 ($184). While Japan has not run out of supply, it has yet to recover from a poor 2023 ...

Japan's Ambassador to Indonesia, Masaki Yasushi, revealed that the rice crisis currently hitting Japan is caused by three ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has assembled a top-level task force to investigate the ongoing rice crisis. He is ...

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

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

Rice is getting too expensive in Japan. Many people cant afford it, and its becoming a big problem. The government is trying ...

Japan's rice supply debacle continues as the government is now seeking to lower the price of its stockpiled grain, and focus ...

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

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 though total consumption has fallen over the ...

There is a crisis in Japan which has a political fallout, which could shake the minority government of Prime Minister Shigeru ...