Since last summer rice prices have soared as supplies have fallen short of demand and the government has long paid farmers to ...

Regardless of the numbers, the pressure of negotiating with the U.S. is putting a spotlight on an ongoing rice crisis in ...

Japan retailer Aeon Co.'s "Karoyaka" U.S.-grown rice going on sale June 6 is seen at the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, May 13, 2025. (Mainichi/Toru Watanabe) TOKYO -- Major Japanese retailer Aeon Co ...

Soaring rice prices and increased consumer frugality are driving changes in dining habits of Japanese, including adding ...

Arata Hirano pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo. Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon His willingness to embrace foreign rice may presage a seismic change in ...

Japanese aralia is a beautiful shrub can be planted in a shady area of the garden in temperate hardiness zones or grown as a ...

Japan retailer Aeon Co.'s "Karoyaka" U.S.-grown rice going on sale June 6 is seen at the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, May 13, 2025. (Mainichi/Toru Watanabe) TOKYO -- The Japanese supermarket Aeon Co. will ...

This growing trend was highlighted in a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) by a Japanese tourist who purchased 4 kg of white rice and 5 kg of brown rice to take home after her recent layover in Seoul.

Like Japanese rice, it belongs to the short-grain japonica variety and offers a sticky texture prized in East Asian cuisine. In contrast, indica rice — which is generally grown in warmer ...

Major Japanese retailer Aeon Co. announced May 13 it will release a new 100% California-grown rice labeled "Karoyaka" on June ...

It’s a precarious situation, Jentzsch says. “Technically, if every Japanese rice farmer would grow rice, there would be more than enough rice, but the Japanese government has been using ...