In Tokyo, Rice Farmers Protest ‘Misguided’ Rules Fueling Shortages
A scarcity of rice is causing discontent among farmers and consumers in Japan and drawing attention to a policy some say has ...
Kyodo News on MSN20d
Japan aims to increase rice exports 8-fold to 350,000 tons in 2030
The Japanese government plans to increase the country's rice exports by nearly eight-fold to 350,000 tons, worth 92.2 billion yen, in 2030 from 2024, according to a policy presented to a ruling party ...
April Fools’ Prank Goes Wrong as Japan Frets Over Rice Shortage
Rice prices in Japan are no laughing matter, as food vendor Hokka Hokka Tei found on Tuesday when an April Fools’ prank went ...
The New York Times20d
Going Once, Going Twice: 165,000 Tons of Rice
The Japanese government held a rare auction this week to make up for a rice shortage that an official called “truly unthinkable.” By Kiuko Notoya and Yan Zhuang Kiuko Notoya reported from ...
The Star22d
Japan auctions emergency rice reserves as prices soar
TOKYO (AFP): The Japanese government began a rare auction on Monday of its emergency rice stockpiles in a bid to help drive down the surging price of the national staple. Rice shortages driven by ...
Small helicopter crashes in central Japan, 2 suffer minor injuries
A small two-seater helicopter crashed into a rice field in central Japan on Sunday, with the two elderly men on board taken ...
Japan Today29d
Japan rice prices remain high despite gov't plans to release reserves
Japan is managing the supply. And that's the main problem here, not dying farmers, import restrictions, hot summers, cold summers or tourists eating rice. JA is decreasing the production of rice every ...
pv magazine International1d
Six-year test field shows agrivoltaics can be critical for rice productivity
Scientists in Japan have conducted a field experiment in rice plantations hosting agrivoltaics systems and have found that ...