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 ...

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

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

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

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

President Donald Trump has been ramping up his tariff threats against Japan, accusing the country of refusing to buy U.S.

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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 ...

There was some levity during the visit as an excited group of Japanese schoolchildren were left star struck after they waved ...

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