Japan is not often considered to be a nation of unrest. But it takes rice seriously. Eto Taku, the country’s agriculture ...

Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national ...

Rice prices hike by 98% despite Japan's imports for 1st time in years due to decreased production, with no projection for ...

Japan’s furor over rising rice prices is a reminder that state security is built on food.

Japan's average supermarket rice prices fell for the third straight week through June 8, data showed on Monday, reflecting ...

Japan's government plans to expand sales of stockpiled rice under no-bid contracts to include eateries, food vendors and ...

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

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

All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki’s rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost ...

A guide to Japan’s rice from past harvests, currently being released from government stockpiles in a bid to tackle high ...

The price of rice at supermarkets across Japan fell for the third straight week. But the minister in charge says that is not ...

Public support for Japan’s prime minister is holding up after the government moved to address high rice prices, according to ...