The Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA ... to match the new goal of price stabilization. Second, stockpiled rice was released without setting metrics to evaluate the policy’s effectiveness.

Japan said on Friday that "all options" were being considered to stabilise rice prices, including the use of up to 100,000 ...

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

Japan's farm minister said on Tuesday the government stood ready to offer more stockpiled rice as consumers formed long ...

To solve the problem of soaring rice prices, Japan’s turning to a classic retailer’s playbook: rebranding the old as “vintage ...

Rice moves through a multi-layered supply chain in Japan before reaching consumers, a structure that drives up costs and complicates market adjustments of the staple food, with retail prices currently ...

Japan's Agriculture ... he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as a gift. The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of the country's ...

Japan’s land prices rose at their fastest pace in 34 years in 2024 with recovery spreading to regional areas thanks to sustained economic growth, in the latest sign of a pickup in the property ...