By Xinhua. TOKYO – Rice prices at Japan’s supermarkets have continued to rise despite government’s move to release reserves to the market, according to the
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s rice prices rose to a record average of 4,214 yen ($29) per 5 kilograms, more than double the level a year earlier, the government said Monday,
Japan has revamped its agriculture policy to target a sharp increase in rice exports over the next five years. The move comes amid a surge in domestic prices for Japan’s
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,