The price of rice in Japan has doubled in the last year. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Pittsburgh scholar Kay Shimizu about what's behind the shortage in the homeland of sushi.

Ancient Japanese people maintained fish-based diets despite rice farming introduction 3,000 years ago from Korea.

Japan’s ruling party is betting on lower rice prices winning urban votes at the risk of alienating their traditional farm ...

The Trump administration has threatened Japan with 25 percent tariffs. River Akira Davis, our Tokyo correspondent, explains ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a trade deal with Japan that he said will result in Japan investing $550 billion into the United States and paying a 15% reciprocal tariff.

HAENAM, South Korea / TOKYO: Japan is grappling with rice shortages and price hikes, forcing it to ramp up imports. Just ...

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime ...

Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of ...

President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States over what he claims ...

While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...