Faced with shortages and rising prices for domestic rice, many Japanese are doing what was once unthinkable — buying a ...

Japan is taking the rare steps of turning to imports and releasing part of its emergency stockpile of the grain as the ...

A seismic change in mindset for Japanese businesses and consumers could allow Tokyo leeway to relax some restrictions if rice ...

At the beginning of March 2025, a 5kg bag of rice cost an average of ... While that pales in comparison to the amount eaten by the Japanese themselves, rice consumption in the country has been ...

In Japan, rice is more than just a grain; it is central to daily meals, festivals, spiritual offerings, and even language ...

Japan's rice price surge began in the summer of 2023 due to extreme weather affecting harvests, rising demand from tourists, and panic buying following recent earthquakes. Despite efforts by the ...

Rice in Japan's supermarkets hit a record-high average of 4,220 yen including tax (some $30) for 5 kilograms over April 14 to ...

Japan’s agriculture ministry said that till April 6, prices of 5 5-kilogram bag of rice stood at  4,214 yen, or about 29 ...

The Japanese government on April 9 announced that it would release another 100,000 tons of stockpiled rice onto the market -- ...

WHEN a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did what had ...