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 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 ...

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

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

The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms (11 pounds). Rice stocks at Japan ...

Japan’s rice prices have surged over 150%, triggering supermarket rationing, emergency reserves, and a ministerial ...

Japanese Minister of Agriculture Taku Eto stepped down from his office after making a remark about rice that many in the public found out of touch with consumers.

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto’s remarks on rice, deemed insensitive by many, cost him his position, forcing him to resign ...

The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of the country’s traditional staple food.

MANILA, Philippines — While the Department of Agriculture (DA) is all set to implement nationwide this week President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s aspiration of bringing down the retail prices of rice to ...

Bags of rice are seen on a supermarket's shelves in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, on Jan. 20, 2025. (Mainichi/Kengo Miura) TOKYO -- Rice in Japan's supermarkets hit a record-high average of 4,220 yen ...

MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday announced that the KADIWA ng Pangulo program will also introduce the P20 Rice Project in KADIWA Centers, following the ...