A demand from Washington for Japan to purchase more American rice has created fresh tensions in bilateral trade talks, as Tokyo strongly opposed the condition, calling it
Japanese fast-food giant Matsuya has added “Vietnamese-style broken rice with pork” to the menu of more than 1,100 outlets nationwide, marking a major step for Vietnamese
Jiji Press The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan from Aug. 11 to 17 rose 67 yen from the previous week to 3,804 yen per 5 kilograms, up for the
TOKYO: Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 percent in July year-on-year, official data showed Friday, but the rate of increase slowed from previous months offering some relief for
The agriculture ministry said Wednesday it has decided to extend the deadline for selling government-stockpiled rice released under discretionary contracts. The ministry now
PAJU, SOUTH KOREA – Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited a rice field in a suburb of Seoul on Sunday to inspect the local rice farming situation. During the inspection in
Finimize Newsroom What’s going on here? South Korean rice exports to Japan soared to a record 416 metric tons in the first half of 2025 – a 26-fold leap over the previous high
Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through July 27 came to 3,625 yen per 5 kilograms, up for the
Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8°C (107.2°F) on Tuesday in the city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, as a severe heatwave sweeps the country, raising serious