Facing escalating public grievances over soaring rice prices and with a crucial national election looming this summer, Prime ...

The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms. Rice stocks at Japan Agricultural ...

Japan’s rice supply chain is complicated ... Koizumi on Thursday announced plans to switch to voluntary government contracts for rice to better control prices and to lift a cap on the next sale. One ...

Rice moves through a multi-layered supply chain in Japan before reaching consumers, a structure that drives up costs and ...

When Japan's farm minister declared that he never had to buy rice because his supporters give him "plenty" of it as gifts, he ...

Japan’s rice supply chain is complicated ... to switch to voluntary government contracts for rice to better control prices and to lift a cap on the next sale. One problem may be a lack of ...

This small amount is all it takes to disrupt distribution and prices. The Japan Agricultural ... of the Food Control Act, was designed to reduce government involvement in rice pricing.

The Japanese government has started releasing low-cost rice from its emergency stockpiles as market prices soar to record ...