Japanese supermarket rice prices fell for the first time in 18 weeks, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, though they ...

TOKYO -- Japan's rice price has declined for the first time in 18 weeks, but market watchers are uncertain to what degree further releases from reserves and increasing imports will lower prices.

By extending the limit to five years, the government hopes to secure more bidders and promote the circulation of stockpiled ...

The Japanese government and ruling coalition decided May 14 to distribute 100,000 metric tons of stockpiled rice as the ...

A seismic change in mindset for Japanese businesses and consumers could allow Tokyo leeway to relax some restrictions if rice becomes a thorny topic in tariff talks with President Trump, who has ...

“Look at Japan, tariffing rice 700%,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing in March.

Japan's rice prices fell for the first time in 18 weeks to 4,214 yen ($28.50) per 5 kilograms, the government said Monday, ...

Japan's agriculture ministry on May 16 announced a revision of the bidding system under which government stockpiled rice is ...

Regardless of the numbers, the pressure of negotiating with the U.S. is putting a spotlight on an ongoing rice crisis in Japan and spurring the possibility of a policy shift for a market ...

In Japan, the ruling government is weighing whether or not to put rice on the table. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have forced countries around the world—most recently announced, China—to ...

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Dublin, April 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Japan Rice Protein Market - Forecasts from 2025 to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

That 700% figure, which Japan’s farm minister called “incomprehensible,” is not quite true. In 1995, after facing a rice crisis in 1993 and mounting pressure from the world to open up its rice market, ...