Japan is not often considered to be a nation of unrest. But it takes rice seriously. Eto Taku, the country’s agriculture ...

NAGOYA, Japan >> Aichi prefecture is striving to increase rice production amid high rice prices across Japan. But the ...

Mibu no Hana Taue, a rice planting ritual to pray for a good harvest, took place on June 1 in Kita-Hiroshima, Hiroshima ...

When the restaurant closed, Nyguen started working at Issei Noodle, an Asian restaurant with locations in Carlisle and Lancaster, known for its ramen among other Japanese, Vietnamese, and Thai/Laotian ...

In both countries, production of japonica rice, which is the same short-grain variety as that produced in Japan, has been expanding amid a boom in washoku Japanese cuisine.

One way would be to ensure there is a consistent and predictable yield year by year. For two years in a row, beginning in the ...

Infinity Castle is set to be the biggest anime movie of 2025, if not of all time, and a film that big needs some gigantic ...

Rice grown in paddies and harvested by farmers is accumulated as unpolished rice by collection agents such as Japan Agriculture Cooperatives (JA). The rice is then delivered to wholesalers and, after ...

A complex distribution system considered unique to Japan’s rice industry has been pointed to as a cause of the shortage of ...

Retail rice prices in Japan climbed for the 19th time in 20 weeks, with limited impact from government stockpile releases aimed at easing the surge. The average retail price of rice in Japan rose ...