Faced with shortages and rising prices for domestic rice, many Japanese are doing what was once unthinkable — buying a ...

Japan's staple food is in short supply and everything from bad harvests to rising tourist numbers is being blamed ...

WHEN a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did what had ...

Japan’s release of rice stockpiles has so far failed to stem soaring prices for the domestic staple, leaving consumers still ...

The Japanese government is considering the possibility of proposing increasing rice imports from the United States within the ...

In Japan, rice is more than just a grain; it is central to daily meals, festivals, spiritual offerings, and even language ...

A shortage has seen wholesale domestic prices hit record highs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Japanese government is considering expanding tariff-free imports of U.S.-grown rice as part of negotiations over higher ...

When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did what had once seemed unthinkable: he switched to an American variety. The price of the ...

put in place to ensure Japanese self-sufficiency for its most basic food, have protected local farmers from competition. Japan limits tariff-free "minimum access" imports of staple rice to 100,000 ...