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While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...
Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ...
TOKYO (AP) — Tsukudani, a sweet, Japanese side dish often served with hot rice, originated in the samurai era in a tiny ...
Japan is expected to produce 7.35 million tons of rice this year, marking a record increase of 560,000 tons from the harvest ...
The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a ...
Shinjiro Koizumi’s reformist drive is testing the loyalty of Japan's rural population — the LDP’s most dependable voter bloc.
Today, it’s clam tsukudani: Two pots from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m., and two more from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. They’ll cook other items in the afternoon, depending on the orders that come in from restaurants and ...
Donald Trump’s insistence that “spoiled” Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s problems ...
Domestic politics in trading partner countries, as well as China's influence, are complicating Trump's tariff negotiations.
The average price of rice at supermarkets in Japan has fallen for a seventh straight week. Yet it remains higher than a year ...
Retail rice prices in Japan have fallen for seven weeks in a row, on the back of wider availability of cheaper supplies of ...
A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food.