Japan's average retail rice prices fell below 4,000 yen ($27) for the first time in four months, data showed on Monday, after the government released an emergency stockpile of rice to tackle food ...

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The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s major setback in the June 22 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election is certain to give ...

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The price of rice doubled in Japan in the 12 months to May, data showed Friday, as an acceleration in inflation piled fresh ...

Japan's rice prices have doubled in a year, straining households and fueling political tension ahead of key elections ...

Japan's consumer prices excluding fresh food quickened for a third month to 3.7% from a year earlier in May, according to a Ministry of Internal Affairs release Friday. That's ...

Rice grown in paddies and harvested by farmers is accumulated as unpolished rice by collection agents such as Japan Agriculture Cooperatives (JA). The rice is then delivered to wholesalers and, after ...

The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was higher compared to expectations from economists polled by Reuters.