Since last summer rice prices have soared as supplies have fallen short of demand and the government has long paid farmers to ...

When Japan's farm minister declared that he never had to buy rice because his supporters give him "plenty" of it as gifts, he ...

Farm minister resigns amid outrage as staple grain doubles in price, exposing deeper fault lines in agriculture and politics.

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

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

Japan’s rice prices have surged over 150%, triggering supermarket rationing, emergency reserves, and a ministerial ...

Former Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi was appointed the new agriculture minister on Wednesday following the ...

Japan's new agriculture minister says the government is considering changing the way it sells the country's reserve of rice stocks. It's the latest measure aimed at tackling the surging prices of the ...

Lawmakers have been questioning whether auctioning stockpiled rice is really effective in bringing down prices.

Japan's new agriculture minister Koizumi Shinjiro has pledged to tackle soaring rice prices as he officially takes over from ...