Japan's agriculture ministry has begun accepting applications from small and mid-sized retailers to buy government-stockpiled ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Nineteen Japanese companies have applied to purchase the government's stockpiled rice, with contracts ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan aims to drastically cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kg and speed up getting rice ...

Japan paused its sale of rice reserves after seeing a fast response from retailers, in a positive sign for the government’s ...

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the ...

Japan will sell additional stockpiles of rice at a fixed price with an aim to halve soaring costs, newly-appointed ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, ...

Japan's new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday following public outrage over one hot-button issue: rice.

Japan aims to cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kilograms (11 lb) and get rice onto shop shelves more ...