Japan's average retail rice prices fell below 4,000 yen ($27) for the first time in four months, data showed on Monday, after ...

Rice prices in Japan have started to ease, falling below Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s target of below 4,000 yen for a five ...

Japan’s furor over rising rice prices is a reminder that state security is built on food.

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Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi revealed that the Japanese government will provide additional rice from its emergency ...

The average price of rice in Japan fell below 4,000 yen ($27) per 5 kilograms for the first time in around three and a half ...

Due to the rice crisis in Japan, the price of rice doubled YoY in May. This has led the government to open emergency rice ...

The average price of rice in Japan fell below 4,000 yen (US$27) per five kilograms (kg) for the first time in around three ...

TOKYO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Average retail rice prices in Japan have dropped to the 3,000-yen (about 20.6 U.S. dollars) range per 5 kg for the first time in about three months, official data showed. Fo ...

Japan's rice prices have doubled in a year, straining households and fueling political tension ahead of key elections ...

TOKYO, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Japan plans to release an additional 200,000 tons of rice from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers, Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said ...

The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was higher compared to expectations from economists polled by Reuters.