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

Rice moves through a multi-layered supply chain in Japan before reaching consumers, a structure that drives up costs and complicates market adjustments of the staple food, with retail prices currently ...

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

Rice is a household staple in Japan, but supermarkets have been having trouble keeping shelves stocked after a wave of panic ...

Major convenience store chain operators in Japan have begun selling lower-priced rice released from national reserves. The ...

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

The average price in the week through May 25 stood at ¥4,260 ($29.80) per 5 kilograms, down by ¥25 from the previous week.

Japan's farm minister said on Tuesday the government stood ready to offer more stockpiled rice as consumers formed long ...

The average price of rice sold nationwide at supermarkets varies significantly by region, with a 5-kilogram bag priced in the ...

Two major convenience store chains in Japan began selling government-released stockpiled rice at select stores in Tokyo and ...

American military community members experienced an integral part of Japanese (agri)culture by joining a rice-planting event ...