The Japanese government held a rare auction this week to make up for a rice shortage that an official called “truly ...

TOKYO -- The drastic rise of rice prices in Japan has not stopped households from buying more of the dietary staple. The price of rice jumped by 70.9% in January from a year earlier, consumer ...

Japan's core consumer price index rose 3 percent in February compared to last year. The gain was led by a record surge in the price of rice.

Rice prices in Japan have continued to surge since last summer's "rice crisis of the Reiwa era." Despite the government's ...

Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)--The average sales price of Japan's 2024 rice crop to wholesalers hit a record high for the sixth straight month in February, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.

Japan’s consumer inflation slowed slightly in February due to energy subsidies but maintained the uptrend keeping ...

The Japanese government is releasing rice from its emergency reserve for the first time to address a supermarket shortage and soaring prices. Japan's agriculture ministry held an auction last week ...

Doubts remain over the reported 2024 harvest of 7.34 million tons, as many farmers claim their yields were lower due to ...

Tokyo, Japan — 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 ...

Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed today, with prices excluding fresh food rising by 3% ...