Suzuki emphasized that securing sales channels overseas will make it easier for Japanese farmers to produce rice stably.

Japan Farm Minister Visits Paris for Rice Exports Paris, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki has inspected ...

Japanese agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki has inspected "onigiri" rice ball and Japanese food shops, as well as local supermarkets, in Paris as he hopes to expand Japanese rice exports. During his ...

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

In the northerly prefecture of Aomori, locals have a unique obsession with apples, which can be experienced in the region’s ...

Japan has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ghana’s rice value chain and broader food security efforts, as concerns grow over the impact of illegal mining on rice-producing communities. Speaking ...

The so-called "Reiwa-era rice upheaval" that began last summer shows no signs of abating in Japan. While stockpiled rice was released in March as a countermeasure to soaring prices, the cost of the ...

TOKYO: Japan's rice policy is at a crossroads as prices of the country's staple food stay around record highs, squeezing households, Jiji Press reported. "We'll change course and boost production," ...

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 the ...

Uganda is edging closer to a major agricultural breakthrough as scientists finalise testing of new homegrown aromatic rice varieties designed to replace imported Basmati and Supa rice. The move is ...

The trends you’ll see: even more Japanese prime beef, star chefs working the counter and large-format martinis.