Let's see how long their homeboys (gang members) last inside,” he warned. “I swear to God they don't eat rice,” he said. He added: “I don't care what international organizations say ...

The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms (11 pounds). Rice stocks at Japan Agricultural Cooperatives and other commercial wholesalers have been 400,000 tons ...

He said this is important for people, like himself, a Korean American, who "eat rice every day." "Reducing reliance on rice as a staple daily diet is important," he said. "Whenever I cook rice ...