Rice prices in Japan have started to ease, falling below Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s target of below 4,000 yen for a five ...

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

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

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

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

TOKYO -- Japan's government will give more free rice to groups such as food banks and "children's cafeterias." These give free or low-cost meals to children who need them.

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

Taiwanese rice exports to Japan reached 7,759 tonnes in the first five months of this year, a sixfold increase amid a 101.7 ...

May imports were up 125 times compared to the average last year as prices for domestically grown rice remain high.