Rice prices in Japan have continued to surge since last summer's "rice crisis of the Reiwa era." Despite the government's ...

At a produce stand in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, bags of unpolished, newly harvested rice of the “Koshihikari” variety are on sale. A sign advertises a price of 12,500 yen ($86) per 30 kilograms ...

It’s as if six billion bowls of rice went missing.” What’s happening with rice? Its price is a raging fever. Five kilograms ...

The government’s decision to release stockpiles of rice has failed to stem surging prices of the Japanese staple in central ...

Bear in mind that sushi rice is a special Japanese variety of round grain rice, such as Nishiki or Koshihikari rice. Making it is easy, Krehl says: First, wash the rice with cold water several ...

The region is the famed origin of koshihikari rice — one of the most prized varieties in the world due to its sticky texture and sweet flavour. But the skilled rice farmers who tend the land are ...

It is the first time stockpiled rice will be released to ensure smooth distribution. This was previously limited to cases of ...

Japan's agriculture ministry announced that it will release 210,000 metric tons of rice from government reserves to address ...

Due to supply shortages, spot market prices for wholesale transactions have surged, with the price of Niigata Koshihikari rice, a renowned rice variety known throughout Japan, rising by 80 percent ...

The KRIL37 strain was originally bred by another team in 2010 in an attempt to enhance Koshihikari’s resistance to rice blast fungus 2. Although KRIL37 proved not to be the most promising ...

On the shelves were 5-kilogram bags of Koshihikari rice from Niigata Prefecture and Akitakomachi rice from Akita Prefecture, priced at 4,080 yen (about $27.55) excluding tax, with the cheapest ...