NANYO, Japan -- On a lush green plain bordered by mountains in northern Japan's Yamagata prefecture, Nobuhiko Kurosawa does ...

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

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

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

As the campaign period for the House of Councillors election has officially kicked off, recent issues surrounding rice -- ...

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

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Japan is not importing U ...

Prime minister stresses that Japan is importing US rice from California, counters Trump assertion that Japan ‘won’t take our ...

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

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

The Emperor and Empress are scheduled to visit Mongolia from July 6 to 8 pay their respects to Japanese nationals who died in the country while being interned in a forced labor camp after the end of ...