Japan’s rice exports hit a fresh record high in 2025. But they grew at a slower pace, as the high price of home-grown rice spurred domestic shipments. The Ministry of
By SHO ITO/ Staff Writer Once-soaring exports of rice and related products tapered off in 2025 as rising prices of the grain made the products less attractive overseas. The volume
(Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s Feb. 8 general election has put rice policy back in the spotlight after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reversed a push toward
For Takeyuki Satokawa, 81, and his wife Masako, 77, the past autumn was the first season in which they bought rice grown by someone else. The couple, living in Higashihiroshima,
Japan’s private-sector rice imports surged 95-fold in 2025 from the previous year to 96,834 tons, as demand for foreign rice was strong despite high tariffs because of
Lim Hui Jie Key Points: Japan’s headline inflation rate slowed sharply to 2.1%, its lowest level since March 2022, down from 2.9% in November, as easing price pressures collide
By Yang Yuan-ting and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer Taiwanese rice exports dropped 9.4 percent in terms of volume last year, but rose 2.5 percent in value due to
Hudson Lockett HONG KONG, Jan 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has spent her early tenure in a flurry of activity after campaigning
PARIS – Agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki has inspected onigiri rice ball and Japanese food shops, as well as local supermarkets, in Paris as he hopes to expand Japanese
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