Japan will not sacrifice the agricultural sector as part of its tariff talks with the United States, its top negotiator said ...

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

That saw the amount of land used for rice paddies -- not including for livestock feed -- plunge below 1.4 million hectares (3.5 million acres) in 2024, from a peak of 3.3 million hectares in 1960.

More families are wading into terraced paddy fields across Japan for the back-breaking work of growing rice under “part-time farmer” programs.

TOKYO — Japan’s agriculture minister resigned Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as gifts.

Credit: Depositphotos The recent tumultuous rice price situation in Japan has been a rollercoaster ride. Beginning with a poor harvest in 2023 and a minor rice shortage in the late summer of 2024 ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on getting free rice. Eto said Sunday that he has never had to buy ...

All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to ...

Back to homepage / Live news Rice prices Japan's hot political issue, on and off the farm. Sanjō (Japan) (AFP) – All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of ...

Rice prices Japan's hot political issue, on and off the farm. Sanjō (Japan) (AFP) – All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a ...