Will the government's release of 210,000 tons of stockpiled rice ease supermarket prices that have more than doubled over the ...

We spoke with an acclaimed chef to find out why your homemade version of Japanese rice never tastes as good as a restaurant's ...

Around 70,000 tons of rice from government reserves have been sold to distributors in the second round of auctions aimed at ...

With domestic rice prices remaining high in Japan, demand is increasing for cheaper imported grain. The agriculture ministry ...

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 ...

The first rice from government stockpiles hit store shelves on March 29 although there was nothing on the label to indicate ...

The agriculture ministry on Wednesday began to accept bids in the second round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice.

The region is the famed origin of koshihikari rice — one of the most prized varieties in the world due to its sticky texture and sweet flavour. But the skilled rice farmers who tend the land are ...

Niigata’s Koshihikari rice is the most widely cultivated variety ... also the public so that they recognize the significance of Japanese culture around paddy fields and rice cultivation ...

Here, chef Michiyo Hagio serves Koshihikari, a premium Japanese rice , and her own special soy sauce blend made from carefully curated soy ferments, with a dash of kombu, aged in the restaurant.