especially in comparison to other staples such as bread and noodles. Yet, bags of new rice have been filling supermarket shelves for more than two months. On Dec. 20, the internal affairs ...

The steeper tariff rates Trump set for imports from nations he accused of unfair trade practices took effect first thing ...

Other major supermarket chain operators, such as Tokyo-based Life Corp., Saitama-based Belc, and Saitama-based Yaoko Co., have also imposed restrictions on the number of rice packages purchased ...

The Japanese government is releasing rice from its emergency reserve for the first time to address a supermarket shortage and soaring prices. Japan's agriculture ministry held an auction last week ...

among other essentials. And, powerful typhoons this summer convinced many consumers to top up their stockpiles. Shelves for rice are empty at a supermarket. The spike in demand has coincided with ...