Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry on Wednesday began to accept bids in the third round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice. In the third round of the auction ...

Surging rice prices in Japan have opened a rare window of opportunity for South Korean producers to export the staple food to the country. Japan imported South Korean rice for the first time since ...

Rice prices at supermarkets across Japan continue to climb. The retail price nudged up for the 15th straight week, despite the government release of national stockpiles in an effort to stabilize ...

Japan is considering using increased rice imports from the U.S. as a negotiating tool in tariff talks with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to various media reports.

Concretely, it is said imports will be expanded through “minimum-access rice,” or Japan’s quota for rice that can be imported without a tariff. The government has set an annual quota of ...

Rice prices in Japan last month were almost twice what they were a year earlier, official data showed Friday, as core inflation accelerated in the world's number four economy. The price of the ...

Rice prices in Japan last month were almost twice what they were a year earlier, official data showed Friday, as core inflation accelerated in the world's number four economy. The price of the grain ...