As befits a regional favourite, vast numbers of beautifully wrapped boxes of umeboshi are on display at the nearby markets.

Local governments in Japan are carrying out "rice aid" programs for residents amid soaring rice prices, mostly using national ...

Reports about fraudulent online rice shops to consumer affairs centers around the country spiked to 335 cases in April and ...

Japan will release another 200,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile to tackle a doubling of prices since last ...

A guide to Japan’s rice from past harvests, currently being released from government stockpiles in a bid to tackle high ...

The government decided on Friday to prohibit the reselling of rice purchased at retail shops to ensure that rice reserves ...

Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)--Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi suggested Friday that his ministry will drastically review ...

The Japanese government is aiming to lower rice prices by selling further supplies of stockpiled rice directly to retailers.

Japan's agriculture ministry says that sales of stockpiled rice will widen to stores across the country on Friday.

This year's first auction for rice as staple food will take place on June 27 instead of the usual September, agriculture ...

The shortage has continued to bite despite the government releasing 300,000 tons of rice from its strategic reserve three ...