Amid severe shortages and pressure from Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariffs", Japan is under unprecedented pressure to eat more foreign rice. Here's why that's controversial.

Inflation in Japan slowed to 2.7 percent in August due partly to government energy subsidies, official data showed Friday, ...

2025's staple rice production is forecast at between 7.28 million and 7.45 million tons, surpassing the initial estimate of 6 ...

A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Tambasasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 28, 2024. Credit - Buddhika Weerasinghe—Bloomberg/Getty Images In Japan, the ruling government is weighing ...

A rice field in Mito, Japan, where farmers are being encouraged to grow more of the staple crop to make up for shortages on store shelves, on Wednesday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Elaine Kurtenbach) ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has harvested new rice grown at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, as part of an annual event.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors and promise ...

In Japan, the ruling government is weighing whether or not to put rice on the table. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have forced countries around the world—most recently announced, China—to take a ...