RICE is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval- shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

Japan’s rice supply debacle continues as the government is now seeking to lower the price of its stockpiled grain, and focus ...

With Japan mired in a rice crisis, the government is considering revising rice farming policies to increase production in its ...

Japan's agriculture minister, Taku Eto, resigned on May 21 just six months into his term, following a public backlash to his ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, who assumed his position in April, contributed an opinion piece to the Mainichi ...

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