Japan’s release of rice stockpiles has so far failed to stem soaring prices for the domestic staple, leaving consumers still ...

TOKYO >> When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did ...

A seismic change in mindset for Japanese businesses and consumers could allow Tokyo leeway to relax some restrictions if rice ...

What caught the attention of food enthusiasts was Keiichi Ono having a scrumptious bite of litti chokha. Did he love the ...

Extreme shortages throughout the country have led to the Japanese government auctioning off its emergency rice stockpile for the first time. The debut auction in March saw 142,000 tons of grain up ...

Shortage has seen wholesale domestic prices hit record highs Restaurants and supermarkets keen to expand use of imported rice ...

The question of how Japanese people manage to maintain some of the lowest rates of heart disease in the world while consuming ...