The country's staple rice production is forecast to fall 370,000 tons from 2025, the agriculture ministry has said.

Japan's government is set to target a smaller rice harvest for next year, but sufficient to meet projected demand. This ...

Japan's farm ministry said Friday it would set its rice production target for 2026 at 7.11 million tons in line with the maximum estimated demand, marking a shift away from the previous administration ...

New agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki on Thursday indicated a potential shift in the policy of increasing rice production ...

A supermarket north of Tokyo is purchasing smaller amounts of newly harvested rice than usual due to its high price. Instead, ...

The 2025 harvest of the staple food rice is expected to increase to its highest level in nine years because of rice farmers’ efforts to boost production. To ease the burden on household budgets, it is ...