The Hokkaido Prefectural Government will hand out vouchers or digital coupons worth 5,240 yen (about $36) to purchase rice ...

All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost ...

The government decided on Friday to prohibit the reselling of rice purchased at retail shops to ensure that rice reserves ...

Japan will hold a tender for tariff-free imported staple rice this month, earlier than the usual auction in September, to ...

A guide to Japan’s rice from past harvests, currently being released from government stockpiles in a bid to tackle high ...

The Japanese government is aiming to lower rice prices by selling further supplies of stockpiled rice directly to retailers.

Japan will release another 200,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile to tackle a doubling of prices since last ...

TOKYO] Japan’s prime minister announced on Friday (Jun 13) a cash handout of 20,000 yen (S$177.95) for every citizen – ...

Rice is where consumers have drawn the line. The staple rose by 98% in the past year, adding almost half a percentage point ...

Japan plans to release an additional 200,000 tons of rice from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers, ...

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