China has made a string of subtle yet telling overtures towards Japan in recent weeks – from removing controversial maritime buoys to easing a politically charged seafood import ban – in what ...

02:28 Japan to release emergency rice stocks as prices soar Japan to release emergency rice stocks as prices soar Farm Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who has pledged to make the stockpiled rice ...

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese ruling party lawmakers representing the interests of farmers are growing wary of agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi's drastic measures to lower rice prices.

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday he will do his best to ensure that rice is provided to consumers at a stable price. In a speech he made at ...

Faced with mounting criticism that the government had failed to curb a spike in rice prices, Shinjiro Koizumi, the farm minister, switched the distribution of stockpiled rice from auctions to ...

Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the two sides reached an agreement after Japanese and Chinese officials met in Beijing and the imports will resume once the necessary paperwork is done.

Japan said Friday that China will resume imports of Japanese seafood that it banned in 2023 over the discharge of wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.

This is precisely why the abnormally high rice prices have been left unaddressed. Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi answers reporters' questions after inspecting supermarkets and rice stores ...

As the government's attempt to curb prices with the release of its rice stockpiles has so far had a limited impact, it has begun selling through direct contracts under new farm minister Shinjiro ...