Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...

STORY: Japanese farmer Kazuhachi Hosaka has been growing rice for 30 years.But over that time, he’s seen his industry ...

Local farmers criticized the Japanese government's policy to boost rice production amid high prices for the grain during a ...

For Japanese, rice is more than just a staple food. Cultivated in the country for more than 2,000 years, rice is considered ...

Negotiations have stalled ahead of next week’s deadline, with some suggesting Japan misjudged the depth of President Trump’s ...

By understanding farmers' medium- and long-term plans on planting areas and others, the government aims to promote a drastic review of its rice policy.

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru says more needs to be done to ensure price stability in the rice market. He says that includes boosting production in a way that benefits both consumers and ...

As the campaign period for the House of Councillors election has officially kicked off, recent issues surrounding rice -- ...

Economy Japan's rising rice prices spark food security concerns Rice prices hike by 98% despite Japan's imports for 1st time in years due to decreased production, with no projection for commodity ...

IN a visit to the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, the president declared that the main reason for the state of Philippine agriculture was the absence of policy to guide the sector’s development.

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