This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: ...

New data has revealed just how much Japan is being drubbed by the current global economic uncertainty. Inflation spiked at a two-year high in April as rice prices almost doubled, turning focus on the ...

As Brussels, Beijing, Moscow, and Washington scramble to secure key materials for clean energy and new tech, they have begun ...

A new United Nations report has confirmed what many farmers and climate scientists have feared for years: the Earth is drying ...

Then, rice imported from places like Thailand, a top rice exporter, languished unsold in stores. “Japanese rice itself is so delicious that people haven’t had the confidence to eat foreign ...

“Araghchi explained the Islamic Republic of Iran's positions in supporting the oppressed people of Palestine ... speaks during the U.S. - Central Asia (C5+1) ministerial meeting attended by ...

A journey to the remote Indian Ocean island reveals the story behind the fragrant, delicious, ubiquitous spice—and the ...

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday following public outrage over one hot-button issue: rice.

Medieval Bengal’s links to the Straits world, a narrow stretch of water connecting to Southeast Asia and beyond, are ...

The measurable result of this effort was to clearly delineate community land, where people were allowed to cultivate and ...

Dozens of community kitchens in Gaza shut their doors on Thursday due to a lack of supplies, closing off a lifeline used by hundreds of thousands of people in a further blow to efforts to combat ...

Central Oregon, which includes Jefferson, Crook and Deschutes counties, is becoming more diverse. The region has seen recent ...