In speeches on the second day of the official campaign period for the Upper House election, party leaders focused on issues ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has complained that Japan was not buying American rice, putting pressure on Tokyo as it struggles ...

KITAKAMI, Iwate Prefecture―An 81-year-old woman was killed in a suspected bear attack in her living room here on July 4, according to police.

For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...

A survey shows Japan's growers and wholesalers expect rice prices to drop over the next three months as government stockpiles ...

For thousands of years, in cultures everywhere, people have been fermenting food to preserve and improve its flavor. In ...

Many respondents cited the price of rice as a key factor, with some saying they are struggling to put enough food on the ...

Many Japanese rice traders expected in June that prices of the staple food would drop over the next three months, data from a ...

Spending by Japan's households marked a first year-on-year increase in two months in May. They spent more on cars and travel.

Trade talks are intensifying as the deadline nears for increased US tariffs. The European Union aims for a deal with ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for July 4 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

It’s been about half a year, but let’s get back into this ramen series, starting with Hokkaido, the great northern land. When ...