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

Brewers remove rice from a steamer at a local brewery in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Jan 9. THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN VIA AP While rice for sake production has long been traded at a higher ...

Bags of the government's stockpiled rice arrive at a wholesaler's warehouse in Hokkaido, Japan, on Monday. THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/AP The Japanese government's announcement that it would sell 300,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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.