Faced with shortages and rising prices for domestic rice, many Japanese are doing what was once unthinkable — buying a ...

Japan’s release of rice stockpiles has so far failed to stem soaring prices for the domestic staple, leaving consumers still ...

Japan is taking the rare steps of turning to imports and releasing part of its emergency stockpile of the grain as the government struggles to meet demand.

Japan's staple food is in short supply and everything from bad harvests to rising tourist numbers is being blamed ...

The Japanese government is considering the possibility of proposing increasing rice imports from the United States within the ...

There hasn't been much need for imports while high tariffs, put in place to ensure Japanese self-sufficiency for its most ...

In Japan, rice is more than just a grain; it is central to daily meals, festivals, spiritual offerings, and even language ...

The government is considering using increased U.S. rice imports as a bargaining chip in its tariff talks with Washington, a ...

This Japanese microbiologist, farmer and philosopher decided to become a small-scale rice farmer and spent 25 years not ploughing his 1.5 acres, not using artificial chemicals (not even artificial ...

When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did what had once seemed unthinkable: he switched to an American variety. The price of the ...

put in place to ensure Japanese self-sufficiency for its most basic food, have protected local farmers from competition. Japan limits tariff-free “minimum access” imports of staple rice to ...