It’s eaten with almost every meal, but a shortage of rice has sent prices soaring in Japan. The crisis has forced the ...

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The retail prices of the country’s main staple, rice, continued its contraction trend for the third straight month in March, ...

Japan doesn’t have enough rice, a pillar of its diet. A shortage forced supermarkets to implement buying limits, and soaring prices have driven restaurants to hike prices of everyday food.

Rice prices in Japan have almost doubled in the past 12 months. The Japanese government is releasing rice from its emergency reserve for the first time to address a supermarket shortage and ...

The rice is expected to hit the shelves as early as next week and it is hoped the move will help lower the staple's price, which is reaching record highs. The agriculture ministry auctioned off a ...

At a produce stand in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, bags of unpolished, newly harvested rice of the “Koshihikari” variety are on sale. A sign advertises a price of 12,500 yen ($86) per 30 kilograms ...