Rice feeds more than half of the world's population, yet we still only partly understand the nutrients it contains. More than ...

Whether it’s posting pictures of him eating gyudon (beef bowl) between meetings or holding rice balls at campaign stops, Shinjiro Koizumi has worked hard to portray himself as a regular Tokyoite. The ...

"Rice is everything" in Japan, according to Firstpost, but consumers are facing a crisis: the country is running out of supplies and the price is rocketing. Extreme shortages throughout the country ...

The country's staple food law stipulates that releases of government-stockpiled rice be used to cover 'supply shortages due ...

TOKYO -- Japan has been beset by high rice prices for months, with a 5-kilogram bag selling for an average of 4,188 yen ...

After months of increasing rice prices, Japanese consumers may be finally getting some relief. Data from Japan's agriculture ministry revealed that the average price of a five-kg bag of rice had ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

Japan's rice exports hit a fresh record high in 2025. But they grew at a slower pace, as the high price of home-grown rice ...

A community in western Japan is celebrating the Lunar New Year by making decorations with twigs adorned with white ornaments made from mochi rice cake.

Shinjiro Koizumi, agriculture minister of Japan, eats a rice ball during his visit to a rice farm in Sugito, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Credit - Soichiro Koriyama—Getty ...

After months of increasing rice prices, Japanese consumers may be finally getting some relief. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. Data from Japan's agriculture ministry ...