The remark came in the midst of a rice shortage that has infuriated voters. “Frankly, my supporters give me quite a lot of ...

Since last summer rice prices have soared as supplies have fallen short of demand and the government has long paid farmers to ...

As rice prices remain high in Japan amid shortages, imported rice has become a more common sight in supermarkets. While it is ...

Image: The Japanese government's emergency rice reserves in Saitama Prefecture ... In April, Japan also imported the grain from South Korea for the first time in 25 years in a further bid to ...

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

Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July and tweak ...

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he has "never had to buy rice" thanks to gifts from ...

with nearly nine out of 10 voters dissatisfied with the government’s response to soaring rice prices. Retail prices for Japan’s staple grain are about double what they were a year ago after ...