A scarcity of rice is causing discontent among farmers and consumers in Japan and drawing attention to a policy some say has ...

About 3,200 rice growers and dairy farmers, some driving tractors, held a protest in downtown Tokyo on March 30, demanding ...

As government stockpiles of rice enter the market in Japan, prices remain high. Farmers and experts say increasing production ...

The average price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice in Japanese supermarkets has recently reached an astounding ¥4,172, marking an increase for the eleventh consecutive week. As stakeholders in the ...

Japan will bar foreigners from acquiring farmland if their visas are set to expire soon, in a bid to prevent misuse of such land amid high prices for rice and other food items, the farm ministry said.

Rice prices in Japan have continued to surge since last summer's "rice crisis of the Reiwa era." Despite the government's planned release of 210,000 metric tons of stockpiled rice, consumers are ...

From lattes to skincare, matcha is everywhere — but Japan’s ability to produce it isn’t keeping pace. Tea farms are ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the agreement signed between the Government of India and the Government ...

Those who clear a pre-screening Japanese language test later in March stand a chance to be recruited as farmers in Japan. Compared with a monthly salary of 30,000 rupees (S$460) or less as ...

Japanese researchers are helping develop ways of farming local marine species in Thailand, where invasive animals are ...