The Japanese government held a rare auction this week to make up for a rice shortage that an official called “truly ...

The weighted average of the auctioned rice prices came to ¥21,217 per 60 kilograms. The rice is expected to hit store shelves as early as late this month.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's accusation describes only a small portion of U.S. rice imported by Japan.

Doubts remain over the reported 2024 harvest of 7.34 million tons, as many farmers claim their yields were lower due to ...

TOKYO] Japan wants to boost its rice exports almost eightfold by 2030, a ministry official said on Thursday, despite ...

President Donald Trump’s administration hit out at Japan’s elevated rice tariffs, signaling that the grain and Tokyo will likely be targeted as the US seeks to apply reciprocal tariffs in the coming ...

The Japanese government aims to raise rice exports sevenfold by 2030 from last year's amount. Sources familiar with the ...

Rice prices in Japan have remained high despite hopes that they would normalize after the government announced plans two ...

The Japanese government plans to increase the country's rice exports by nearly eight-fold to 350,000 tons, worth 92.2 billion yen ($6 ...

Private rice inventories in Japan amounted to 1.56 million tonnes in June 2024, the lowest end-of-season volume since 1999 when comparable data was first collected, according to the agriculture ...

A survey has found that Japanese rice producers and wholesalers believe prices of the staple grain will settle in the next few months. This comes amid over half a year of rising prices. An ...

Japan wants to boost its rice exports almost eightfold by 2030, a ministry official said Thursday, despite currently suffering a domestic shortage of the grain. The country's rice consumption has ...