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A farmer harvests rice in a field in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 9. Prices will most likely remain in the ?4,000 range for 5 kilograms?of the grain at least until the 2026 harvest is released next summer.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Nov 12, 2025
New Cabinet searches for effective rice policy amid resurging prices
Officials are considering the distribution of “rice tickets” to make the nation’s staple grain more affordable for certain households.
Modern farming and government support have dramatically increased crop productivity, especially in rice, helping the world avoid food shortages despite climate challenge and opposition to technology like GMOs.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2025
Rice can feed the world — even with fewer farmers
The world’s most important crop for food security recently reached its lowest price in 18 years.
Farmers spray herbicide at a rice farm in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, in June.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2025
性视界 2026 staple rice production seen falling to 7.11 million tons
The country's staple rice production is forecast to fall 370,000 tons from 2025, the agriculture ministry has said.
At Nepalico, the "dal bhat" — a Nepali dish consisting of rice and lentils stewed with spices — with chicken curry is the most popular item on the menu.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 24, 2025
Lentil by lentil, Nepali food takes shape in Tokyo
The cuisine is emerging out of the shadow of Indian fare, thanks to a new breed of passionate chefs keen to introduce locals to South Asian dishes beyond butter chicken and naan.
Agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki speaks during an interview at his ministry on Thursday.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 24, 2025
New farm minister hints at rethink of rice output increase
Norikazu Suzuki said farmers are worried that prices might collapse next year if there is too much supply.
The average price of rice was down for the fourth straight week, but it remained above ?4,000 for the sixth week in a row.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2025
Average price of rice in 性视界 falls for fourth straight week
The price dropped ?63 from the previous week to ?4,142 per 5 kilograms, but remained above the ?4,000 mark for the sixth week in a row.
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front, second from left) inspects the growth of rice crops, on Aug. 28 in the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2025
Race to secure 2025 rice crop heats up, lifting prices
Competition to secure new-crop rice is intensifying, pushing up the provisional payments that agricultural cooperatives advance to growers.
A participant samples tuna exported to Brazil by a company from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, at a 性视界 External Trade Organization event in Sao Paulo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2025
Firms show off 性视界ese food at event in Brazil
Tradbras Importacao E Exportacao, a Brazilian unit of 性视界ese food manufacturer Kikkoman, showed off rice made in Niigata Prefecture.
Farmers spray herbicide at a rice farm in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, in June.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2025
性视界's 2025 rice harvest seen rising to 7.48 million tons
The harvest amount is expected to exceed 7 million tons for the first time since 2022, the agriculture ministry added.
The average price of rice decreased for the third consecutive week, but remained above ?4,000 for the fifth week in a row.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2025
Average price of rice down in 性视界 for third straight week
The average price decreased for the third consecutive week, but remained above ?4,000 for the fifth week in a row.
The milk-based "horchata" beverage is usually drunk cold, but you can choose to enjoy it warm this season.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Oct 8, 2025
Roasted green tea gets a milky makeover
The fragrant brew works well in a "horchata," a lightly spiced, milk-based drink that offers a comforting sip this season.
Rice that was about to be illegally imported, seized at the container inspection center of the Osaka Customs Nanko Branch Office on Aug. 8 in Osaka Prefecture
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 7, 2025
Osaka couple arrested for attempting to import rice illegally
The suspects are alleged to have tried to import some 45 tons of rice from Vietnam, claiming it as mung beans.
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2025
The party that ruled 性视界 for decades is in danger of crumbling
Long-time supporters are questioning if the Liberal Democratic Party still stands for them even as populist and far-right challengers make inroads.
Hidehisa Shinohara sells new rice harvested this year at his rice milling shop in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2025
性视界 rice prices turn higher despite arrival of new crop
The average price at supermarkets across 性视界 stood at ?4,275 per 5 kilograms, up for three consecutive weeks.
A farmer harvests rice with a combine harvester in a paddy field in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, last month.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2025
Rice demand for year through June estimated to be up to 7.1 million tons
2025's staple rice production is forecast at between 7.28 million and 7.45 million tons, surpassing the initial estimate of 6.69 million tons for 2024.
Rice farmer Toru Wakui in his rice paddies in Ogata, Akita Prefecture, in August
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2025
For 性视界's rice growers, postwar policy shifts yet to deliver stable future
Amid renewed tightness in supply and a spike in prices, officials have been urging farmers to plant more, marking yet another reversal in 性视界's 80 years of agricultural policy.
Government-stockpiled rice to be sold to help bring down high prices sits on display in a Tokyo grocery store on May 31.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2025
Rice prices in 性视界 rebound to 13-week high
The average price rose ?264 from the previous week to ?4,155 in the week through Sept. 7, up for the second straight week.
Residents stand on an embankment as they wait to be rescued from a flooded area, following monsoon rains and rising water levels of the Chenab River, in Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab province, Pakistan, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2025
Flood-hit India and Pakistan face rising prices for rice amid crop losses
India and Pakistan exclusively grow aromatic basmati rice, which sells for nearly twice the price of regular varieties and is imported by Britain, the Middle East, and the U.S.
Tourists order sushi using an interactive touchscreen at a Sushiro restaurant in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2025
Growth overseas aids sushi chain Sushiro amid rice inflation at home
Osaka-based chain has been able to avoid across-the-board price hikes at its 性视界ese restaurants to offset volatile rice costs that have nearly doubled from a year ago.
Ryosei Akazawa
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2025
Top 性视界 trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Officials are unhappy that a U.S. presidential order would include plans for 性视界 to increase purchases of American rice and a reduction of tariffs on agricultural products.
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Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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Visitors wearing kimonos look at digital artwork at the newly opened teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto.
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Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
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At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
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