Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, ...

Okowa, a traditional Japanese sticky rice dish, might seem complicated to make—but Mayu Tomaru’s recipe takes just 20 minutes ...

Japanese inflation data released today showed that rice prices last month were a whopping 98% higher than a year earlier.

The official data released Friday showed rice prices up a whopping 98.4 percent compared to April 2024 following a 92.5-percent increase in March ...

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

A record surge in the price of rice drove Japan's consumer inflation higher in April. The country's staple crop nearly doubled in price compared to the same month a year earlier.

TOKYO -- Japan's newly appointed agriculture minister is aiming to make rice available in the "2,000-yen range" (around $14 ...

Japan’s core inflation rate climbed at its fastest rate in more than two years in April, piling pressure on the Bank of Japan ...

The country has been releasing some of its stockpiled rice since March but that has yet to translate to lower supermarket ...

Japan faces a two-year high in core inflation as rice prices nearly double, prompting concerns over economic stability, upcoming elections, and government response amid Donald Trump's trade tensions.

Japan's new agriculture minister, Koizumi Shinjiro, says he will take steps so rice from government stockpiles can be sold at retail stores from early June in the 2,000 yen range, or about 14 to 21 ...

Japan's core consumer prices in April climbed 3.5 percent from a year earlier, increasing at the fastest pace in more than two years, driven by reduced government utility subsidie ...