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Japanese supermarket rice prices fell for the first time in 18 weeks, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, though they ...
The Japanese government is considering roughly doubling the supply of stockpiled rice to about 600,000 tons, as rice prices ...
Rice prices continue to surge in Japan due to a combination of factors, ranging from inbound tourism and hoarding to poor ...
In Japan, rice prices became lower for the first time in 18 weeks. This happened because the government started selling rice ...
Soaring rice prices and increased consumer frugality are driving changes in dining habits of Japanese, including adding ...
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 ...
Despite government efforts to lower the price of rice by tapping into the nation’s emergency stockpile, the cost of Japan’s ...
“Look at Japan, tariffing rice 700%,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing in March.
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will soon tell people the prices of rice in supermarkets in different parts of Japan. Now ...
The shortage is affecting daily life in Japan, where rice’s myriad uses include sushi and alcohol as well as ancestral ceremonies. Restaurants are hiking prices and no longer giving free rice ...
Japan's wholesale prices rose 4.0 per cent in the year to April, slowing from the previous month as the yen's rebound took ...