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 ...

"Enjoying some rice in your diet on occasion and eating it in moderation can be part of a healthy diet," says Uma Naidoo, MD, director of nutritional and lifestyle psychiatry at Massachusetts ...