Storyline: The Japanese government is considering an early release of its rice reserves to address continuous price surges, ...

The Japanese government plans to expedite the release of its stockpiled rice to curb soaring prices, with details on the ...

Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry ...

31 decision by the farm ministry reflects surging rice prices last summer due to hoarding ... The decisive factor may have been the Bank of Japan’s Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices ...

The Japanese government will ease its policy on releasing stockpiled rice as a step to counter rising prices, altering the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered the swift implementation of measures to give consumers relief from ...

Japan's agriculture ministry says retail rice prices are at all-time highs. The average per 5 kilograms at about 1,000 supermarkets nationwide climbed to a record 3,650 yen, or 24 dollars ...

The farm minister said on Feb. 7 that rice stockpiles reserved for emergency use will be released, citing disruptions in the ...

JAPANESE Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered the swift implementation of measures ... The agriculture ministry last week agreed on a new policy that would allow the government to sell stockpiled ...

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The value of Japan's agricultural, fisheries and forestry product exports rose 3.7 percent in 2024 from a year earlier to 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion), setting a new record, driven by growing ...