Sources say Japan's agriculture ministry has decided to release 210,000 tons of government reserve rice as prices of the country's staple grain remain high.

Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry ...

In stores, you'll find a huge selection: from long, slender basmati grains to round, sticky Japanese rice. Each has its unique properties and works best in different dishes. Cooking loose rice ...

In reality, broadly speaking, only two are used – Japanese short-grain (‘uruchimai’) for most everyday cooking, and glutinous rice (‘mochigome’) for sweet dishes such as mochi.

The drought and a record heat wave that persisted until early September caused a lower rice yield, chalkier grains and lower prices. Of the total rice harvested in Japan by the end of this ...

The sample, the size of a grain of rice, was placed into a secure container, marking the end of the mission, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which manages the plant.