Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through July 6 stood at 3,602 yen per 5 kilograms, down 70
(Mainichi Japan) TSURUOKA, Yamagata — Local farmers criticized the Japanese government’s policy to boost rice production amid high prices for the grain during a
The Ministry of Commerce, in its capacity as the Inter-ministerial Committee for the Preparation and Participation in World and International Trade Expositions, organised the
By Kaori Kaneko Summary JOETSU, Japan, July 4 (Reuters) – For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so
Source: Xinhua / Editor: huaxia TOKYO, July 2 (Xinhua) — Japan has no intention of sacrificing its agricultural sector in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN CNN — President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States over what he claims is the
TOKYO: Japan’s private-sector rice imports rocketed higher in May as the country grapples with supply shortages that have become a major headache for both consumers and
By Web Desk TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has validated that around 30% of the rice auctioned from government holdings has been transported to
TOKYO: The average price of rice in Japan fell below 4,000 yen per 5 kilograms for the first time in around three and a half months to 3,920 yen, the government said Monday, with