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

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

Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July and tweak ...

When Japan's farm minister declared that he never had to buy rice because his supporters give him "plenty" of it as gifts, he ...

Japan's new agriculture minister says the government is considering changing the way it sells the country's reserve of rice stocks. It's the latest measure aimed at tackling the surging prices of the ...

Japanese Minister of Agriculture Taku Eto stepped down from his office after making a remark about rice that many in the public found out of touch with consumers.

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto on Monday came under fire after saying that he does not need to buy rice because he receives ...

Taku Eto’s claims of never buying rice because he receives donations spark public outrage amid soaring food prices.

The nationwide average price of rice in Japan recently marked the first decline in 18 weeks following the release of ...