With the release from the government stockpile, consumers have been cooking with older rice more often. Rice-polishing machines have been one way that consumers have prepared these older grains to be ...

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In April, Japan bought Korean rice for the first time since 1999 when it was facing a rice shortage. Rural Japanese families ...

Bags containing Japanese government's emergency stockpile rice are brought to a rice mill in Saitama Prefecture, Japan March 18, 2025, in this photo released by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS The Japanese ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could ...

TOKYO -- Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a critical test in Sunday’s upper house election. A loss could deepen political ...

Japan’s ruling party is betting on lower rice prices winning urban votes at the risk of alienating their traditional farm ...

Rice prices have doubled since last year due to supply shortages, complex distribution systems and other reasons related to Japan’s farming policies ... bold measures including the unprecedented ...

Rice prices in Japan have started to ease, falling below Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s target of below 4,000 yen for a five-kilogram bag.