TOKYO >> Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July ...

Japan will release an additional 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile by July to address a nationwide ...

NHK has learned that the Japanese government plans to relax the bidding conditions for the purchase of its stockpiled rice in a bid to avoid shortages of the staple food. Agriculture ministry ...

A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Tambasasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 28, 2024. Editorial Fellow In ...

(Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) TOKYO -- In Japan, rice prices became lower for the first time in 18 weeks. This happened because the government started selling rice it had in storage. But experts say ...

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A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Tambasasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 28, 2024. Credit - Buddhika Weerasinghe—Bloomberg/Getty Images In Japan, the ruling government is ...