Whether it’s posting pictures of him eating gyudon (beef bowl) between meetings or holding rice balls at campaign stops, Shinjiro Koizumi has worked hard to portray himself as a regular Tokyoite. The ...

The average retail price of the staple grain hit a new record high for the first time in three weeks, according to ...

The recent tumultuous rice price situation in Japan has been a rollercoaster ride. Beginning with a poor harvest in 2023 and a minor rice shortage in the late summer of 2024, many began to think Japan ...

A worker sifts a rice stockpile in Thailand. Japan stockpiles 1 million tons of rice that it will soon tap to lower prices. High rice prices in Japan have led the agriculture ministry to allow ...

ASAHIKAWA, Japan — Nobuo Kubo inherited his rice farm four decades ago, becoming the third generation in his family to look after the lush fields at the base of Mount Daisetsu. The pristine snowmelt ...

With rice prices remaining persistently high, Japanese feed millers are opting for more corn in their rations, according to a recent report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US ...

Remember when the price of eggs became a major issue in American politics? Well, in Japan, something similar is happening with rice. The price of this staple doubled in the last year, and that's one ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's agriculture minister was forced to resign Wednesday because of political fallout over his recent comments that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as a ...

In response to soaring supermarket rice prices, the Japanese government released 210,000 tonnes of rice from its emergency reserves in February 2025, despite an abundance of rice production in the ...

Last fall, shelves in the rice section of supermarkets were almost bare. Any available rice’s prices had shot up. Venues like bars and coffee shops showcased rice at their front windows at a premium.

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on getting free rice. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Eto ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Farmers in a rice field at Mitunguu in South Imenti, Meru County. [Phares Mutembei, Standard] Last week, I had a rare ...