Rice is a household staple in Japan, but supermarkets have been having trouble keeping shelves stocked after a wave of panic ...

Complaints related to scam websites claiming to sell the staple at heavily discounted prices have spiked since March.

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

Persistent rice overproduction in Japan means that soaring rice prices are a symptom of systemic issues within Japan’s rice ...

Why are rice prices soaring in Japan? After covering the issue for nearly a year since last summer, I think I now know the ...

Japan's rice supply debacle continues as the government is now seeking to lower the price of its stockpiled grain, and focus ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan aims to drastically cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kg and speed up getting rice ...

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the ...

Japan paused its sale of rice reserves after seeing a fast response from retailers, in a positive sign for the government’s ...

Nineteen Japanese companies have applied to purchase the government's stockpiled rice, with contracts expected to be ...

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned because of political fallout over his comment that he “never had to buy rice” ...

Japan aims to cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kilograms (11 lb) and get rice onto shop shelves more ...