Faced with shortages and rising prices for domestic rice, many Japanese are doing what was once unthinkable — buying a foreign variety. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno John Yoon reported from a ...

Rice is an essential food item in daily Japanese diet.Representative Image South Korea has long been a magnet for travellers drawn by its dynamic culture, food, and K-pop phenomenon. However, a new ...

TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did what had once seemed unthinkable: he switched to an ...

Japanese media reported that Japanese tourists visiting Korea are buying rice at large supermarkets. This is because rice prices in Korea are less than half of those in Japan, where prices have ...

Extreme shortages throughout the country have led to the Japanese government auctioning off its emergency rice stockpile for the first time. The debut auction in March saw 142,000 tons of grain up ...

His willingness to embrace foreign rice may presage a seismic change in mindset for Japanese businesses and consumers — one that could allow Tokyo leeway to relax some restrictions if rice ...

An increasing number of Japanese tourists are visiting South Korea to buy rice, as prices continue to soar in Japan, retail industry officials say. Japanese visitors have increasingly been spotted ...

His willingness to embrace foreign rice may presage a seismic change in mindset for Japanese businesses and consumers - one that could allow Tokyo leeway to relax some restrictions if rice becomes ...

Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon His willingness to embrace foreign rice may presage a seismic change in mindset for Japanese businesses and consumers - one that could allow Tokyo leeway to relax some ...

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — The historic surge in rice prices in Japan has led retailers to seek alternatives, using less expensive ingredients like barley and noodles in bento meal boxes to curb ...

His willingness to embrace foreign rice may presage a seismic change in mindset for Japanese businesses and consumers – one that could allow Tokyo leeway to relax some restrictions if rice becomes a ...

The historic surge in rice prices in Japan has led retailers to seek alternatives, using less expensive ingredients like barley and noodles in bento meal boxes to curb prices and retain customers.