Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations ...

ASAHIKAWA, Japan — Nobuo Kubo inherited his rice farm four decades ago, becoming the third generation in his family to look after the lush fields at the base of Mount Daisetsu. The pristine snowmelt ...

In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ¥93 from the ...

Last week, I had a rare opportunity of visiting Japan's tranquil rice fields in Nara region and my mind was captivated by the transformative power of rice farming. I envisioned its potential to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto speaks to the media after a meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru ...

TOKYO — Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over ...

Sanae Takaichi came to power promising to tame inflation. But she’s boosting the crop’s cost to appease a subsidy-fuelled ...

TOKYO -- Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen ...

In Japan, the ruling government is weighing whether or not to put rice on the table. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have forced countries around the world—most recently announced, China—to take a ...

The Growth of China’s Navy: Past, Present, and Future The recent tumultuous rice price situation in Japan has been a rollercoaster ride. Beginning with a poor harvest in 2023 and a minor rice shortage ...

New research into ancient Japanese rice farming suggests that technological development does not always mean the abandonment of cultural practices, particularly culinary traditions. The research is ...