TOKYO -- The Japanese government on March 18 handed over rice from ... were moved by truck to the factory around noon for ...

The price increases in April reflect rising wages and logistics costs being increasingly passed on to consumers, research ...

A scarcity of rice is causing discontent among farmers and consumers in Japan and drawing attention to a policy some say has worsened shortages. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from ...

For the first batch of rice set for auction, the government has disclosed ... to pick up the rice by the end of April. Rice prices in Japan have been increasing even after extreme shortages ...

Surely more tourists this year will arrive as many Japanese farmers die off daily = less supply and more demand for rice set to continue. But partially offsetting above, over 1M fewer native Japanese ...

On April 2, Trump is set to impose reciprocal tariffs so that U.S. tariffs will be raised to the levels imposed by other countries. If Washington takes issue with Japan’s tariffs on rice and ...

“Look at Japan, tariffing rice 700%,” US Press Secretary Karoline ... The criticism came before extra tariffs on steel and aluminum were set to take effect hours later as Trump forges ahead ...

This general view shows government stockpiled rice piled up in a warehouse in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Feb 18, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Agriculture ...

That's a significant drop from the record 77 set in January. Rice prices at supermarkets across Japan have nearly doubled from a year earlier amid supply uncertainty. "It's hard to afford rice on ...

We were standing in the open, wood-paneled kitchen of Mirukashi Salon, a hyper-seasonal culinary retreat set in the hilly countryside of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. It was ...