Japan said on Friday that "all options" were being considered to stabilise rice prices, including the use of up to 100,000 ...

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

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

A record number of curry shops in Japan went out of business in the past year, as purveyors of one of the country’s most ...

The average price of a 60kg bag of rice harvested in 2024 has reached an all-time high of more than ¥26,400 ($184). While Japan has not run out of supply, it has yet to recover from a poor 2023 ...

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

The rising cost of ingredients has also crippled eateries as the government pledged to consider ‘all options’ to tackle the ...

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

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has assembled a top-level task force to investigate the ongoing rice crisis. He is ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, ...

A total of 13 shops with more than ¥10 million in debt filed for bankruptcy in the year ended March — a record high for a ...

Chef Masaharu Morimoto says rice cookers are essential in every Japanese kitchen. The Aroma Rice Cooker is our favorite model ...