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's agriculture minister has pitched a plan to reduce the price of rice as consumers struggle with soaring costs.

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

Japan's new agriculture minister, Koizumi Shinjiro, says he will take steps so rice from government stockpiles can be sold at ...

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

Japan's agriculture minister resigned because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice." The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of rice.

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

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

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July and tweak its purchasing policy to counter a shortage and rein ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments ...