Japan's new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where ...

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the ...

The government has been releasing some of its stockpiled rice since March, but that has yet to translate to lower prices.

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, ...

New data has revealed just how much Japan is being drubbed by the current global economic uncertainty. Inflation spiked at a two-year high in April as rice prices almost doubled, turning focus on the ...

Government data on Friday showed Japan’s core inflation jumped to 3.5% in April, its highest in more than 2 years. The rise ...

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism ...

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned because of political fallout over his comment that he “never had to buy rice” ...

The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of the country’s traditional staple food.

The price of rice in Japan in April this year increased by 98.4% compared to the same period last year, Azernews reports.

The remark came in the midst of a rice shortage that has infuriated voters. “Frankly, my supporters give me quite a lot of ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday following public outrage over one hot-button issue: rice.