For rice production, the plan presented to the Liberal Democratic Party gathering aims to increase the number of farmers managing fields of 15 hectares or larger and reduce production costs from ...

“Look at Japan, tariffing rice 700%,” US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday during a press conference. She pointed to a chart that appeared to list tariff percentages from countries ...

While its roots lie in ceremonial use and as sacred offerings, mochi has since evolved into a beloved dessert, serving as a ...

Japan's agriculture ministry announced that it will release 210,000 metric tons of rice from government reserves to address the soaring prices. This marks the first time the stockpiled rice will ...

Private rice inventories in Japan amounted to 1.56 million tonnes in June 2024, the lowest end-of-season volume since 1999 when comparable data was first collected, according to the agriculture ...

A staple of the country's cuisine, rice has seen soaring prices in Japan, prompting the government to step in with its own stockpiles in a bid to stabilize the market. Taku Eto, Japan's ...

Rice consumption in Japan has more than halved in the past 60 years to about 50.9 kilogrammes (112 pounds) in 2022, but the grain remains deeply ingrained in Japanese culture and its harvesting ...

The average price of Japan's 2024 rice crop sold to wholesalers surged in January to hit a record high for the fifth straight month, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. The January average ...

Japan's agriculture ministry says it will begin auctioning rice from the country's stockpiles on March 10. The ministry announced last month it would release 210,000 tons of grain on the market to ...