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The Japanese government plans to expedite the release of its stockpiled rice to curb soaring prices, with details on the ...

They’re tasty, convenient, and compared to a lot of other grab-and-go foods ... Shibuya Station in downtown Tokyo, is Norionigiriya-san. “Norionigiriya” would ordinarily mean “shop that sells ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered the swift implementation of measures to give consumers relief from ...

Eggs remain in short supply around Hawaiʻi and that's pushed prices higher. Across the Pacific, there's a shortage of a ...

The index doesn't include fresh food prices because those fluctuate based on the weather. CPI in Tokyo has been above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target for three months. Rice was a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered urgent measures to mitigate the impact of rising food prices on consumers, ...

Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry rice, found that the cost of the dish hit an all-time high of ¥377 in ...

In response to the rising price of rice, retailers, restaurant chains and food-product manufacturers are taking steps to deal ...

Those alone would have been enough to make good sushi – but Udatsu brings in another element to elevate his food further ... of fresh micro-herbs instead of rice. And that luxurious double ...