TOKYO -- The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will revise its policy on releasing "stockpiled rice" only during poor harvests, to include other times when smooth ...

The government will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice, farm minister Taku Eto said Friday, in a bid to ensure ...

Japan plans to release some of its rice stockpiles reserved for emergency use in response to record domestic prices for the grain. The government will discuss selling part of its strategic rice ...

Shortages of Japanese rice, pictured in this file photo taken on Aug. 14, 2024, have continued in Japan. (Mainichi/Shiro Sakamaki) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government plans to expedite the ...

It would be the first time stockpiled rice has been released to bring down prices. Details such as the sale price and timing are yet to be decided, a ministry official said on Tuesday. Japanese ...

Japan's agriculture ministry says retail rice prices are at all-time highs. The average per 5 kilograms at about 1,000 supermarkets nationwide climbed to a record 3,650 yen, or 24 dollars ...

Simply sign up to the Japanese business & finance myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Japan is set to respond to the highest rice prices on record by making it easier to tap its ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered the swift implementation of measures to give consumers relief from inflated food prices, including an unprecedented release of stockpiled rice to ...