The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has decided to release government rice reserves as a measure against ...

If speculative movements are driving up rice prices, government intervention may become necessary. However, if the response ...

The price of rice has continued to surge after it jumped last summer as a shortage triggered by extreme hot weather in 2023 ...

The Japanese government said Friday it will release its stockpile of rice — the nation's cherished staple food — reserved for emergency use in response to soaring prices.

Japan's government has announced it will release one fifth of the country's emergency rice stockpile, equivalent to 210,000 tons, to combat the steep price of rice that has made the staple food ...

Japan's agriculture minister says he's expediting efforts to get rice from government stockpiles to consumers. The government said last week it would release 210,000 tons to wholesalers amid soaring ...

Japan's government has announced plans to release 210,000 tonnes of emergency rice in response to the staple food's soaring prices. Previously, such a move was reserved for times of emergency, such as ...

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The sharp increase in prices of this staple food strains national living standards ... noodles and the resurgence of foreign tourists in Japan. In an attempt to reassure the public, the ministry ...

Regarding food inflation at home, farm minister Taku Eto said Friday that the government will release up to 210,000 tons of stockpiled rice to ensure smooth distribution of the Japanese staple amid ...