Japan’s Shiraso Brewery prides itself on creating ‘uncommon flavours’ and fusing western innovations with the country’s ...

This petite patch of Japanese land has, however, gained national acclaim for another rice variety—its namesake Sado Koshihikari rice, which is best suited to sushi. Sado-based chef Saori Aoki ...

In top-ranked Niigata Prefecture, the price for Koshihikari rice increased ... pushing up costs for rice production,” said a representative of the Tochigi prefectural headquarters of the ...

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 ...

Minami-Uonuma in Niigata Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan is famed for its high-grade Koshihikari rice. But rice farmer Takashi Seki, 71, remains despondent because about one-third of his rice ...

Bear in mind that sushi rice is a special Japanese variety of round grain rice, such as Nishiki or Koshihikari rice. Making it is easy, Krehl says: First, wash the rice with cold water several ...

Niigata’s Koshihikari rice is the most widely cultivated variety across Japan, prized for its sweet flavour that’s balanced in just the right proportions. “It’s very delicious rice ...