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 American variety. The price of the ...

Around 90% of Japanese shoppers prefer to buy domestically grown ... 60% of the respondents said that they often feel it is difficult to stick to domestic products when it comes to rice and vegetables ...

Umami, which translates to “delicious savory taste, ” was identified as a distinct flavor in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae ...

Umami, which translates to delicious savory taste, was identified as a distinct flavor in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae ...

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Japanese supermarket rice prices rose for the 16th straight week and doubled from a year ago, the agriculture ministry said ...

Japan’s rice crisis calls for a critical reassessment of agricultural policies that have weakened its food security in an ...

TOKYO :Japanese supermarket rice prices rose for the 16th straight week and doubled from a year ago, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, despite the government's release of the staple grain ...