The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will revise its policy on releasing "stockpiled rice" only ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ... Agriculture and Rural Area Policies, which advises the agriculture minister. It allows emergency rice reserves to be released on condition ...

Mention Japan’s Niigata prefecture and rice usually comes to mind. Niigata ranks first in the nation in terms of rice cultivation area and production levels. This northwestern region is flanked ...

Shortages of Japanese rice, pictured in this file photo taken on Aug. 14, 2024, have continued in Japan. (Mainichi/Shiro Sakamaki) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government plans to expedite the ...

Japan plans to release some ... "Producers might oppose the move saying the rice price was finally high enough to cover their inflated costs of production,” Eto said. "But I hope everyone ...

Japan is self-sufficient in rice, and has tightly limited imports to support domestic prices. Agricultural policy has also incentivised limits on domestic production as a means of maintaining ...

In some major production areas, yields decreased last year as extreme summer heat and lack of sunshine hurt harvests. Extreme heat led to rice crop failures last year. Factors beyond Japan's ...

urged the government to relax its agricultural policies to control annual rice production volumes. Underscoring the country’s reliance on imports, Japan’s calorie-based food self-sufficiency ...