Tokyo: The average price of rice sold at supermarkets across Japan continued to rise despite the circulation of government ...

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Japanese supermarket rice prices rose for the 16th straight week and doubled from a year ago, the agriculture ministry said ...

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When Tokyo's top trade negotiator met U.S. President Donald Trump for tariff talks at the White House earlier this month, he presented him with a gold-colored piggy bank. One detail, seemingly ...

Around 90% of Japanese shoppers prefer to buy domestically grown rice, with most saying that they never purchase any other ...

Beyond the well-established fame of sushi, ramen, and sashimi, Japan also has a diverse array of popular street foods. Here are 8 of them.

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 ...

The Liberal Democratic Party on Friday submitted to the agriculture minister a resolution rejecting a stance in Japan-U.S.

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized the importance of strengthening domestic rice stocks before considering ...

The law will cover rice, meat, soybeans, wheat, sugar, eggs, and dairy products. The government will also work to secure the needed fertilizers and pesticides for farmers. As a wider effort, the ...