But producing rice typically emits a lot of methane – a powerful global warming gas. The methane is produced by microorganisms that thrive in the flooded fields where rice is grown. They break down ...

A new study, appearing in Nature Genetics and led by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST ...

Japanese supermarket rice prices rose for the 16th straight week and doubled from a year ago, the agriculture ministry said ...

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 ...

Japan is implementing new laws to improve staple food production, according to Kyodo News. What's happening? ...

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

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

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

The Japanese government is signaling it is prepared to increase its imports of soybeans and corn from the United States to ...

This surprising change in Japan's protectionist approach comes as imports from South Korea and the US grow, domestic ...

The Japanese government may propose increasing duty-free imports of US rice in negotiations over US tariffs, according to ...