Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national ...

Japan’s rice prices have nearly doubled in a year, sparking political backlash, consumer frustration, and urgent policy debates ahead of the July election.

Government leaders in Japan released emergency rice supplies as rising prices and poor harvest increase political pressure.

Taiwan exported six times more rice to Japan in the first half of 2025 than a year earlier, with annual exports expected to ...

Japan will release another 200,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile to tackle a doubling of prices since last ...