Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime ...

Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of ...

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

But the big draw is the exclusive, 100-ounce Ghost of Yotei popcorn bucket modeled after a traditional Japanese rice bucket.

While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...

Public support has tumbled to its lowest level, partly because of frustration over the cost of living. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan's core consumer prices in June rose 3.3 percent from a year earlier, fueled by persistently higher prices of rice and ...

Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...

Japan is expected to produce 7.35 million tons of rice this year, marking a record increase of 560,000 tons from the harvest ...

Shinjiro Koizumi’s reformist drive is testing the loyalty of Japan's rural population — the LDP’s most dependable voter bloc.

Farming communities, a key base for the Liberal Democratic Party, are increasingly voicing their distress at how the rice ...