Japan’s ongoing rice shortage is bringing greater awareness to farmers’ issues, and greater scrutiny to the long-dominant ...

Japan’s ruling party is betting on lower rice prices winning urban votes at the risk of alienating their traditional farm ...

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime ...

The increase in rice prices slowed marginally to a 100.2% increase year over year, down from 101.7% in May.

HAENAM, South Korea / TOKYO: Japan is grappling with rice shortages and price hikes, forcing it to ramp up imports. Just ...

The price of rice in Japan has doubled in the past year, and the nation's emergency stockpile is dwindling. A poor harvest in ...

While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a ...

TOKYO — (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising ...