The average price in the week through May 25 stood at ¥4,260 ($29.80) per 5 kilograms, down by ¥25 from the previous week.

Japan's agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi thanked the private sector for swift sales of government stockpiled rice ...

Some retailers are perplexed by continuing rice shortages in Japan despite the release of government stockpiles, while ...

RICE is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval- shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

A survey released Friday suggested that 41.0% of large-scale rice farmers in Japan expect retail prices for rice harvested in ...

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Japan's agriculture ministry has begun accepting applications from small and mid-sized retailers to buy government-stockpiled ...

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is in Rome today and Tuesday to promote U.S. agricultural exports, urge the European Union to lower barriers to trade, and meet with officials from the United ...

Japan’s rice supply debacle continues as the government is now seeking to lower the price of its stockpiled grain, and focus ...