By Choi Ji-hui As rice prices surge in Japan, the reviews from Japanese tourists who visited Korea to buy rice have become a hot topic. A Japanese individual who identified as a
KYODO NEWS TOKYO -The Japanese government will release additional stockpiled rice every month until the end of July to stabilize soaring prices, farm minister Taku Eto said
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Rice prices across Japan climbed for the 13th consecutive week, even as the first wave of the staple crop from the government’s emergency reserves hit store
Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)–Retail rice prices in Japan hit a new record high for 13 weeks in a row through late last month, an agriculture ministry survey showed Monday.
By Chris Lau, Junko Ogura, Mai Takiguchi and Minori Konishi, CNN TokyoCNN — It’s eaten with almost every meal, used to make sushi, made into sweets, fermented into
The introduction of rice to Japan had a significant impact on its culture. But new research suggests that this impact varied across different regions. Like many civilisations,
The Yomiuri Shimbun Rice inventories at the end of January increased by 190,000 tons from the previous year, according to the latest inventory survey results released by the
Japan should aim to boost annual rice exports, including packaged rice and rice flour, to 353,000 tons in 2030, up eightfold from last year, a government panel has said. The
Private imports of overseas rice have been increasing rapidly in Japan due to shortages in the domestic market. In the fiscal year 2024, rice import applications submitted to the