The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday over his inappropriate remark about buying rice as the public struggles with ...

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

You love sushi, ramen and tempura. But there’s another staple of Japanese cuisine that you probably don’t know about, writes.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to sack farm minister Taku Eto following remarks the minister made about rice, ...

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