Japan will release another 200,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile to tackle a doubling of prices since last ...

Government leaders in Japan released emergency rice supplies as rising prices and poor harvest increase political pressure.

To solve the problem of soaring rice prices, Japan’s turning to a classic retailer’s playbook: rebranding the old as “vintage ...

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

The shortage has continued to bite despite the government releasing 300,000 tons of rice from its strategic reserve three ...

The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms. Rice stocks at Japan Agricultural ...

Taiwan exported six times more rice to Japan in the first half of 2025 than a year earlier, with annual exports expected to ...

At a game center in this eastern Japan city near Tokyo, children try to win prizes in a crane game. But here, the winnings ...

The government plans to release another 200,000 tons of rice from its stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers, ...

Japan will release 200,000 more metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpiles to address the doubling in prices since ...

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 ...

Rice is where consumers have drawn the line. The staple rose by 98% in the past year, adding almost half a percentage point ...