Japan's government said Friday it will release up to 210,000 tons of rice from its stockpile in an effort to stabilize the ...

If speculative movements are driving up rice prices, government intervention may become necessary. However, if the response ...

Japan Violet rice, introduced in Upper Kuttanad, offers health benefits and pest resistance, with promising yields.

Rice growing is responsible for around 12 per cent ... and her colleagues grew two strains of rice in a laboratory: a Japanese cultivar called Nipponbare with average methane emissions and a ...

Many manufacturers of food and household products are joining Japan's growing luxury pet product market, catering to the owners wishing to pamper their "cherished family" members with special treats ...

Yet unlike the American petroleum reserve, which former President Biden tapped during his term to help lower gas prices, ...

The agriculture ministry said that heat-tolerant varieties accounted for 14.7 percent of all rice grown in Japan in 2023, while the figure for 2019 was only 9.9 percent. The ministry is also ...

Having started indoor farming at home as a hobby during the pandemic, the 37-year-old now has nearly 90,000 subscribers eager ...

The Japanese Cultural Exchange will be held in March 2025, offering an array of events over multiple days. A spokesperson ...

Sake exports grew by +6% year on year for 2024 compared to the year prior, with the export value reaching 43.5bn yen (approximately £230mn) with 3.45mn cases of the rice wine reaching a record 80 ...

The Trentwood plant of the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp., a major area employer, announced that it would lay off between ...

“The rice has grown hardily despite many sweltering days ... was specifically engineered to combat hay fever associated with Japanese cedar pollen. Hay fever is caused by allergies brought ...