The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms (11 pounds). Rice stocks at Japan ...

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Eto bears heavy responsibility for undermining public trust in agricultural policies, and his departure, marking the first ...

Japan's new agriculture minister Koizumi Shinjiro has pledged to tackle soaring rice prices as he officially takes over from ...

Japan’s rice prices have surged over 150%, triggering supermarket rationing, emergency reserves, and a ministerial ...

Taku Eto may forever be known as Japan’s modern-day Marie Antoinette.

Lawmakers have been questioning whether auctioning stockpiled rice is really effective in bringing down prices.

Japan will waive basic water bills will for Tokyo residents this summer to combat the impact of extreme heat, the government ...

Japan’s core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent. This happened as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, ...