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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

China and Japan are closing in on a deal that would see the return of Japanese seafood imports to the Chinese market following a nearly two-year trade ban. Tokyo said on Friday that the two sides ...

J.C. Staff returns as the animation studio for the third season, with Tomohiro Suzuki handling series composition and character designs by Chikashi Kubota, Shinjiro Kuroda and Ryosuke Shirakawa.

Japan will set up a minister-level meeting as early as this week to address the supply of rice, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in parliament on Monday, as the government seeks to stabilize the ...