Japan's agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi thanked the private sector for swift sales of government stockpiled rice ...

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Japan's agriculture minister is reviewing the country's rice distribution system as part of efforts to try and reduce the ...

RICE is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval- shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

For 450 years, the little-known Ryukyu Kingdom thrived in what is now Japan. Now, after nearly vanishing, its unique fusion ...

TOKYO -- Japanese government-stockpiled rice released through no-bid contracts with retailers has hit store shelves in the ...

Vietnam, gambler's gloves fab Japan agree on enhanced cooperation to improve supply chains; Vietnamese delicacies named among ...

A survey released Friday suggested that 41.0% of large-scale rice farmers in Japan expect retail prices for rice harvested in ...

Rice prices at retailers soared because wholesalers had to buy at relatively high prices to supplement shortfalls, a white ...

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

Katie Stone visits with Chef Owner Masaru Fukuda at Pacha Nikkei, a Houston restaurant that blends Japanese techniques and ...

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a popular local Japanese streamer Ai Mogami was killed in Takadanobaba, a district in Shinjuku (Image via X/@notfound0637) On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, popular Japanese ...