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 ...

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 ...

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Japan is reportedly considering increasing imports of rice and soybeans as part of trade concessions to the United States in ongoing negotiations aimed at easing President Donald Trumps tariff ...

Rice prices in Japan last month were almost twice what they were a year earlier, official data showed Friday, as core ...

Rice holds a special place in the Japanese psyche as the nation’s staple and has long been a protected sector in Japan. But recently a rice shortage has been pushing up prices. Japan’s annual exports ...

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

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