Why are rice prices soaring in Japan? After covering the issue for nearly a year since last summer, I think I now know the ...

Japan's agriculture minister, Taku Eto, resigned on May 21 just six months into his term, following a public backlash to his ...

Moving to cut soaring rice prices nationwide, the government started the process of selling rice from its emergency reserves ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, ...

The past three rounds of stockpiled rice auctions conducted under his predecessor, Taku Eto, failed to deliver rice to retailers speedily, Koizumi said. The auctions "didn't have the effect of ...

Japan’s farm minister quits after backlash over controversial remarks on the nation’s rice price crisis, sparking fresh debate.

Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto, center, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) Large bags of several varieties of rice are sold at a ...

Japan's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi appeared on a TV Tokyo program on the night of May ...

Nearly 60 per cent of Japanese believe rice prices will decline following the appointment of Shinjiro Koizumi as farm ...

There is a crisis in Japan which has a political fallout, which could shake the minority government of Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Tokyo: The average retail prices of rice sold at supermarkets across Japan rose to a new high, reaching 4,285 yen (about 29.97 U.S. dollars) per 5 ...

Japan’s new farm minister said Monday the country’s embattled government would release reserve rice directly to large retailers in an attempt to bring down prices for consumers after the recent spike.