Private imports of overseas rice have been increasing rapidly in Japan due to shortages in the domestic market. In the fiscal ...

The Japanese government held a rare auction this week to make up for a rice shortage that an official called “truly ...

Japan's agriculture ministry began its second auction of rice from national stockpiles on Wednesday. The move is aimed at ...

The Japanese government is releasing supplies from its emergency rice stockpile for the first time to address shortages that ...

The agriculture ministry on Wednesday began to accept bids in the second round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice.

Japan's agriculture ministry says this year's rice consumption by foreign visitors to Japan is expected to increase 34 percent from last year to 70,000 tons. But ministry officials say it will have ...

The amount of rice a household in Japan bought in 2024 rose 6.3 percent from a year earlier despite soaring prices, ...

The term “strategic reserve” has been in the news lately as President Trump signed an executive order to create one for ...

A former Subway shop has been transformed into a tiny wonderland of authentic Japanese specialties at affordable prices.