By Kaori Kaneko KISARAZU, Japan (Reuters) -At a farmer's market not far from Tokyo, more than 100 shoppers queued for a ...

Japan's agriculture ministry says this year's rice harvest will likely increase by about 660,000 tons from last year. The ...

Former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba isn't happy about the complete turnabout on rice policy being instituted by his ...

At a farmers market near Tokyo, over a hundred shoppers queued for a chance to scoop up a kilo of rice for just 500 yen ...

KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than ...

Whether it’s posting pictures of him eating gyudon (beef bowl) between meetings or holding rice balls at campaign stops, Shinjiro Koizumi has worked hard to portray himself as a regular Tokyoite. The ...

A collaborative initiative between the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the Japanese government ...

KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than ...

Shinjiro Koizumi, agriculture minister of Japan, eats a rice ball during his visit to a rice farm in Sugito, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Credit - Soichiro Koriyama—Getty ...

A farmer operates harvester machine on a rice terrace during harvest in Kamimomi village, Okayama prefecture, Japan on Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill) KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote ...