With that, he started his business from his rice shop in Fukuoka, southern Japan. Mr Ono was quoted saying that he has expanded his product range to include wedding-related rice bags.

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Rice prices in Japan have started to ease, falling below Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s target of below 4,000 yen for a five-kilogram bag.

Japanese agricultural minister resigns after saying he ‘never bought rice ... The price per bag has more than doubled over the past year and hit an all-time high in April.

Because I thought boil in bag rice was like some special kind of rice," she said. She recounted how a trip to Asda by her mother led to the realisation, saying: "So the other day I told my mum to ...

He recounted that a five-kilo bag of rice cost about 1,800 yen to 2,000 yen two years ago, but prices have more than doubled to between 4,500 and 5,000 yen. "The increase was very drastic this ...

Data from Japan's agriculture ministry revealed that the average price of a five-kg bag of rice had fallen to 3,920 yen ($27.03) for the week ending June 15, which marked the first time that rice ...