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

The Japanese government is releasing stockpiled rice to retailers at reduced prices to address high consumer costs.

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STORY: It’s a shocking sight in Japan. Long lines of desperate shoppers forming to buy the most everyday of staples: rice.

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

TOKYO -- Japanese government-stockpiled rice released through no-bid contracts with retailers has hit store shelves in the ...

The Japanese government's stockpiled rice released through direct contracts with retailers began hitting store shelves Saturday, with consumers flocking to the cheaper products. Major supermarket ...

Japan's supermarket operators have been strengthening sales of cheaper, foreign-grown rice, offering another choice to ...

Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado will reduce its number of permanent employees by around 1,000, or nearly 20% of its workforce, by the end of February 2026, people familiar with the matter ...

It entered Japan in 1974, and Japanese supermarket and grocery store operator Ito-Yokado became its largest shareholder in the 1990s. It has been fully Japanese-owned since 2005 under the holding ...

While the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience stores are a money-spinner, the company has been hobbled by poor performance at its supermarkets, including Ito Yokado stores which are a major part of the ...

CHONGQING -- Japanese retailer Ito-Yokado is reshaping operations in China as it grapples with sluggish consumer spending and greater competition from online rivals, Nikkei has learned.