Japan's private rice imports have already reached a record-high 468 tons in the current fiscal year through March, driven by ...

Tokyo, Japan — The Japanese government said Friday it will release its stockpile of rice — the nation’s cherished staple food — reserved for emergency use in response to soaring prices.

The cost of rice is soaring in Japan, prompting the government to step in with its own stockpiles in a bid to stabilize the ...

Rice farming in Japan is suffering from an aging workforce and an increase in abandoned farmland. Unless the structural distortions in agricultural policy are addressed, food security cannot be ...