TOKYO -- The Japanese government on March 18 handed over rice from ... According to the agriculture ministry, the average ...

Rice prices in Japan have continued to surge since last summer's "rice crisis of the Reiwa era." Despite the government's planned release of 210,000 metric tons of stockpiled rice, consumers are ...

The average cost of rice at supermarkets in Japan has risen to 4,077 yen per 5 kg (roughly 27.5 U.S. dollars) in the week ending March 9, nearly doub ...

TOKYO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The average prices of rice at supermarkets across Japan reached 4,077 yen per 5 kg (about 27.5 U.S. dollars) in the week ending March 9, nearly doubling from the same ...