Kura Sushi’s 135-meter sushi train at Osaka Expo 2025 features dishes from 70 countries, AI tech and a sustainable dining experience.

LibRice and the Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday held the fourth and last joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) Meeting on improving rice production for the Smallholders Project in Liberia. By J.H.

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"Rice is everything" in Japan, according to Firstpost, but consumers are facing a crisis: the country is running out of supplies and the price is rocketing. Extreme shortages throughout the ...

When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did what had once seemed unthinkable: he switched to an American variety. The price of ...

Japanese eki stamps (station stamps) are a charming feature of Japanese railway culture. Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu ...

Japan's rice prices rose to a record average of 4,214 yen per 5 kilograms, more than double the level a year earlier, the government said Monday, suggesting that recent stockpile releases have had ...

Japan limits tariff-free "minimum access" imports of staple rice to 100,000 metric tons a year, or around 1% of total ...

A Japanese government panel has proposed diverting more tariff-free imported rice to human consumption rather than using it for animal feed or other purposes, as prices remain elevated due to ...

When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did what had once seemed unthinkable: He switched to an American variety. The price of ...

The agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it will hold the third auction of its reserved rice April 23-25. In total, 100,000 tons of stockpiled 2023 rice will be auctioned, including such brand ...