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

Rice is facing a serious supply shortage, as its price has doubled since last summer. Despite the Japanese government’s efforts to release emergency reserves to lower prices, rice remains high amid ...

Campaigning officially started on July 3 for an Upper House election that could further upend the power structure in Japanese ...

At a party seminar Sunday in Saga prefecture, Taku Eto said he "never had to buy rice" because his supporters always give him the grain as gifts. The gaffe w ...

Former Japanese Farm Minister Taku Eto resigned in May after much backlash following his statements. Eto stated he has “never bought rice” himself, as his “supporters give quite a lot of ...

The support rate for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet stood at 24% in a nationwide public opinion poll conducted by ...

Mr Eto said that he did not have to worry about the price of rice, because his supporters made sure to buy it for him. That was quite a statement, given prices have now risen by more than 100% ...

TOKYO, June 10 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Japan plans to release another 200,000 tonnes of rice from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers, farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on ...

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he has "never had to buy rice" thanks to gifts from supporters, angering consumers grappling with sky-high prices of the staple food.

Faced with shortages and rising prices for domestic rice, many Japanese are doing what was once unthinkable — buying a foreign variety. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno April 25, 2025 ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.