The Japanese government is releasing supplies from its emergency rice stockpile for the first time to address shortages that ...

The Japanese government held a rare auction this week to make up for a rice shortage that an official called “truly ...

With domestic rice prices remaining high in Japan, demand is increasing for cheaper imported grain. The agriculture ministry ...

Rice prices continue to soar in Japan, even after the government announced it would release some of the emergency national stockpile onto the market. They have now nearly doubled in the past year due ...

A survey has found that Japanese rice producers and wholesalers believe prices of the staple grain will settle in the next few months. This comes amid over half a year of rising prices.

Soaring rice prices in Japan triggered by the "rice upheaval" last summer have surprised Japanese expatriates in the United States, as it remains cheaper to buy rice there despite historic inflation.

The Japanese government plans to increase the country's rice exports by nearly eight-fold to 350,000 tons, worth 92.2 billion ...