The Japanese government has started releasing low-cost rice from its emergency stockpiles as market prices soar to record ...

One of Japan's largest banks is backing a carbon credit project under the bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), eyeing emissions reductions from the Philippines' rice fields, it announced Friday.

The rising cost of ingredients has also crippled eateries as the government pledged to consider ‘all options’ to tackle the ...

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The lawmaker, sometimes said to be long on image and short on substance, has won praise for bringing down the price of rice.

A total of 13 shops with more than ¥10 million in debt filed for bankruptcy in the year ended March — a record high for a ...

Japan's farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday hinted at initiating emergency rice imports if the government fails to bring down prices, saying there should be no "sacred cows" in agricultural ...

Japan said on Friday that "all options" were being considered to stabilise rice prices, including the use of up to 100,000 ...

The average price of a 60kg bag of rice harvested in 2024 has reached an all-time high of more than ¥26,400 ($184). While Japan has not run out of supply, it has yet to recover from a poor 2023 ...

A record number of curry shops in Japan went out of business in the past year, as purveyors of one of the country’s most ...

Japan on Thursday began a review of its rice policy after soaring grain prices hit consumers, aiming to boost production and ...

Sales of stockpiled rice that the government sold under no-bid contracts began at major convenience stores on Thursday.