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

The government has been releasing some of its stockpiled rice since March, but that has yet to translate to lower prices.

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

Japan's new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where ...

When the remarks triggered a predictable and understandable backlash, Eto explained that he was trying to make a joke.

The official data released Friday showed rice prices up a whopping 98.4 percent compared to April 2024 following a 92.5-percent increase in March ...

New data has revealed just how much Japan is being drubbed by the current global economic uncertainty. Inflation spiked at a two-year high in April as rice prices almost doubled, turning focus on the ...

Japanese inflation spiked at a two-year high in April, data showed Friday, as rice prices almost doubled, turning focus on the central bank as it mulls more interest ...

The country has been releasing some of its stockpiled rice since March but that has yet to translate to lower supermarket ...