A small two-seater helicopter crashed into a rice field in central Japan on Sunday, with the two elderly men on board taken ...

Japan is famous for combining ancient traditions with futuristic cities, but it also has a surprising side. Scattered across the country are places that look like they belong somewhere else entirely: ...

Bags of reserved rice are seen piled up high in a warehouse in Saitama Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2025. (Mainichi/Kaho Kitayama) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rice prices in Japan have continued to rise, hitting a ...

Japan's agriculture ministry says this year's rice consumption by foreign visitors to Japan is expected to increase 34 percent from last year to 70,000 tons. But ministry officials say it will ...

Japan’s countryside offers a serene escape from the fast-paced city life. With its peaceful landscapes, traditional villages, ...

Japan is releasing rice from its national emergency stockpile for the first time to combat shortages. High temperatures reducing rice production and stockpiling are thought to be behind the problem.

The Japanese government held a rare auction this week to make up for a rice shortage that an official called “truly unthinkable.” By Kiuko Notoya and Yan Zhuang Kiuko Notoya reported from ...

New-crop rice has appeared in Japanese supermarkets, but has failed to alleviate steep and continued inflation...Read More ...

The agriculture ministry said Friday that it has selected successful bidders for 141,796 tons of government-stockpiled rice in the initial round of an auction aimed at curbing recent increases in ...

This summer’s extreme heat has devastated the quality of rice, with the harvest of top-quality rice in Japan dropping to a record low, data showed. The drought and a record heat wave that ...

TOKYO (AFP): The Japanese government began a rare auction on Monday of its emergency rice stockpiles in a bid to help drive down the surging price of the national staple. Rice shortages driven by ...