Why are rice prices soaring in Japan? After covering the issue for nearly a year since last summer, I think I now know the ...

Rice is a household staple in Japan, but supermarkets have been having trouble keeping shelves stocked after a wave of panic ...

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, who assumed his position in April, contributed an opinion piece to the Mainichi ...

Persistent rice overproduction in Japan means that soaring rice prices are a symptom of systemic issues within Japan’s rice ...

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Thanh Nam held a working session with a Japanese delegation on the ...

In the paddy fields of Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj upazila, farmers are grappling with rising irrigation costs, erratic rainfall, ...

Discover the fascinating process of how Japanese farms grow the rare and prized black watermelons using advanced agricultural technology. This video explores innovative farming techniques, from soil ...

Mori said in an interview with Japanese public broadcaster NHK that the government's long-standing policy to control rice production has had serious consequences. "Rice prices between the ...

Using Jaspe in combination with a growing method that requires only intermittent watering cut the Munoz family's water consumption in half in a country that has for generations cultivated rice in ...

Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon His willingness to embrace foreign rice may presage a seismic change in mindset for Japanese businesses and consumers - one that could allow Tokyo leeway to relax some ...