Japan is experiencing an unexpected rice shortage driven by a surge in both domestic consumption and an influx of tourists, according to local reports. The demand has led to a spike in prices ...

This photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a supermarket worker putting up a sign informing customers purchasing rice to buy only one bag per person in Tokyo. [Photo/Agencies] Japan has been ...

Japan's Osaka Dojima Commodity Exchange will end trading in rice futures, it said on Friday, nearly 300 years after they began trading as the first product on the world's oldest futures exchange.

Private rice inventories in Japan amounted to 1.56 million tonnes in June 2024, the lowest end-of-season volume since 1999 when comparable data was first collected, according to the agriculture ...

Japan is facing a rice shortage. Online sellers and grocery stores are struggling to meet the demand for this crucial staple. Historically, rice shortages have led to political instability and ...

KUMAGAYA, Japan >> Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year’s crop, Japan is hoping new heat-resistant varieties of its staple food can help stave off future supply ...

J apan is currently facing what some are calling the “Reiwa Rice Riots“—a tongue-in-cheek term for the rice shortage in Japan (sorry, no actual violence). Rice has become so scarce in 2024 ...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. rice growers won’t get increased sales under the current terms of a trade deal agreed by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, people familiar with ...

Taku Tsuji, Director of Miyagi Prefecture Seoul Office, took their time to introduce the Japanese New Year feast and rice cakes. Chujo: I wish you all a Happy New Year! In Japan, we celebrate the ...

And now, Fukano Whisky, a rice-based Japanese spirit, received one of the highest points at 2020 Ultimate Spirits Challenge. The 10-year old whisky scored 96 out of 100, which tied with Hibiki ...