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

Some retailers are perplexed by continuing rice shortages in Japan despite the release of government stockpiles, while ...

Japan will set up a minister-level meeting as early as this week to address the supply of rice, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

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

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Nineteen Japanese companies have applied to purchase the government's stockpiled rice, with contracts ...

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

Japan aims to cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kilograms (11 lb) and get rice onto shop shelves more ...

TOKYO — Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has ...

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned because of political fallout over his comment that he “never had to buy rice” ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday following public outrage over one hot-button issue: rice.