While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...

The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a ...

By Kaori Kaneko JOETSU, Japan (Reuters) -For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has complained that Japan was not buying American rice, putting pressure on Tokyo as it struggles ...

Shinjiro Koizumi’s reformist drive is testing the loyalty of Japan's rural population — the LDP’s most dependable voter bloc.

The average price of rice at supermarkets in Japan has fallen for a seventh straight week. Yet it remains higher than a year ...

STORY: Japanese farmer Kazuhachi Hosaka has been growing rice for 30 years.But over that time, he’s seen his industry ...

A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food. At their ...

Emiko Ohnuki-Tiernay discusses rice's profound cultural significance in Japan, tracing its historical roots from ancient ...

Kang recommends buying the Ajinomoto Gyoza, frozen takoyaki, Kirkland Atlantic Salmon, Calrose or Kokuho Rose rice, and ...

For Japanese, rice is more than just a staple food. Cultivated in the country for more than 2,000 years, rice is considered ...

Retail rice prices in Japan have fallen for seven weeks in a row, on the back of wider availability of cheaper supplies of ...