Japan's private-sector rice imports rocketed higher in May as the country grapples with supply shortages that have become a ...

Prices of a five-kg bag of rice in supermarkets have dipped below 4,000 yen, the lowest in about two months. The shortage ...

Japan's rice prices have doubled in a year, straining households and fueling political tension ahead of key elections ...

Japan is not often considered to be a nation of unrest. But it takes rice seriously. Eto Taku, the country’s agriculture ...

Japan’s furor over rising rice prices is a reminder that state security is built on food.

TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has validated that around 30% of the rice auctioned from ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had aimed to push down rice prices to the ¥3,000-¥4,000 range by as early as mid-June.

Under a "minimum access" agreement within the World Trade Organization, Japan has an 770,000-ton tariff-free import quota for ...

Japan's average supermarket rice prices fell for the third straight week through June 8, data showed on Monday, reflecting ...

The average price of rice in Japan fell below 4,000 yen (US$27) per five kilograms (kg) for the first time in around three ...

The average price of rice in Japan fell below 4,000 yen ($27) per 5 kilograms for the first time in around three and a half ...