Japan's farm minister said on Tuesday the government stood ready to offer more stockpiled rice as consumers formed long ...

Not only is Japan eating more rice grown overseas, the Finance Ministry reported the private sector imported a record 3,000 ...

Major Japanese convenience store chain Lawson says it will start selling rice obtained from the government in small packages ...

Rice from Japanese government stockpiles sold through special no-bid contracts has hit store shelves at some retailers, amid ...

Tokyo, June 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. said Wednesday that it will start selling ...

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

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

Japanese Minister of Agriculture Taku Eto stepped down from his office after making a remark about rice that many in the ...

The government will sell 200,000 tons of rice produced in 2022 and another 100,000 tons harvested in 2021 to retailers at ¥11,556 ($81) for a 60-kilogram bag of unpolished rice. With necessary ...

The Japanese government's stockpiled rice released through direct ... At an Ito-Yokado store in Tokyo's Ota Ward, 500 bags of rice sold out in just 30 minutes since its opening at 10 a.m. Other ...

Etō's comment about never buying rice because he receives it for free sparked public outrage amid soaring rice prices.

The remark came in the midst of a rice shortage that has infuriated voters. “Frankly, my supporters give me quite a lot of ...