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

To cope with shortfalls this year, the government has released rice reserves. But the grain has been slow to reach ...

Rice moves through a multi-layered supply chain in Japan before reaching consumers, a structure that drives up costs and ...

The government may consider buying back stockpiled rice that was released though general competitive bidding under former ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may dissolve parliament if the opposition submits a no-confidence motion against him, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is reportedly considering dissolving the country’s parliament if the opposition moves ...

Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba is reportedly considering disbanding the national legislature if opposition parties move ...

Why are rice prices soaring in Japan? After covering the issue for nearly a year since last summer, I think I now know the ...

The Japanese government's announcement that it would sell 300,000 metric tons of rice directly to major retailers to curb ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Japan’s agriculture minister, Taku Eto, has resigned following a public outcry over comments made about the ongoing rice price crisis. Mr Eto ...

This week Japan's farm minister resigned after a gaffe about rice that drew public fury. Taku Eto told a gathering over the weekend that he had "never bought rice myself because my supporters ...