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

Japan's agriculture ministry on May 16 announced a revision of the bidding system under which government stockpiled rice is ...

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday reprimanded the farm minister for claiming he never buys rice because he ...

(Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering ... But the ministry decided on the release on the condition that the same amount of rice is bought back, in principle, within ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese agriculture ministry is considering releasing 100,000 tons of government-stockpiled rice through auctions planned to be held every month in May-July ...

Japan’s efforts to curb soaring rice prices by releasing stockpiles and easing import restrictions have had limited effect, with analysts warning the country’s long-standing agricultural ...

NHK has learned that the Japanese ... rice is available for consumers by extending the deadline, and hopes to ease concerns about future rice shortages. Meanwhile, the government is expected to ...

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito planted rice seedlings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in an annual tradition Wednesday. The custom was originally started by ...