The Japanese government is releasing stockpiled rice to retailers at reduced prices to address high consumer costs.

Japan's new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where ...

Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up in May, signaling persistent price pressures nationwide.

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

Lawmakers approved a plan to help companies and consumers as officials bargain in Washington for relief from debilitating ...

The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms (11 pounds). Rice stocks at Japan ...

Investing.com - The U.S. dollar fell Friday, on course for a losing week on concerns over ... than-expected Japanese consumer inflation increases the odds of a Bank of Japan rate hike in July ...

helping the Bank of Japan make a case for further interest-rate increases despite tariff concerns. Core consumer inflation excluding volatile fresh food prices rose 3.2% in March from a year ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he has "never had to buy rice" thanks to gifts from supporters, angering consumers grappling with sky-high prices of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's land prices ... 64% of plots surveyed land prices exceeded the level in 2020 before the pandemic, the ministry said. But there were some concerns in the market about ...

There will be more back-and-forth in Trump's tariff pronouncements in the weeks ahead, and there is a case to make that each ...

Japan’s land prices ... In about 64% of plots surveyed land prices exceeded the level in 2020 before the pandemic, the ministry said. But there were some concerns in the market about the ...