By Kaori Kaneko JOETSU, Japan (Reuters) -For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices of the national staple grain ...

While Japan’s agriculture ministry has been trying to curb soaring prices by releasing government stockpiles, the move has had little effect in reining in prices. Rice prices in around 1,000 ...

As the campaign period for the House of Councillors election has officially kicked off, recent issues surrounding rice -- Japan's staple food ...

Rice prices in Japan more than doubled in May, spiking 101.7% year over year and marking their largest increase in over half a century. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The huge ...

The inflation rate for the Greater Tokyo Area fell back below 3% in July, remaining below the expectations of most analysts ...

Japan heads to the polls on Sunday in a vote shaped by economic discontent, rising nationalism, tensions with US - Anadolu ...

Japan is one of more than 20 countries receiving letters this week from the US president warning of "reciprocal" tariffs from ...

Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a ...

Japan's former farm minister said he has never had to buy rice as he received it from his supporters. The comment struck a nerve with locals amid rocketing prices of the beloved staple. Rice in ...

The Japanese government has been under fire for the skyrocketing rice prices, which have roughly doubled in 12 months. (EPA Images pic) Donald Trump’s insistence that “spoiled” Japan imports ...

Trump wants to get Japanese firms to manufacture more in the United States and for Tokyo to buy more US goods -- notably gas and oil, cars and rice -- to reduce the $70 billion trade deficit with ...

Donald Trump’s insistence that “spoiled” Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s problems ahead of elections that ...