In August 2024, rice disappeared from ... Currently, 40% of paddy fields are not in use, meaning that production is limited to around 6.5 million tons. If Japan stopped this policy of reduced ...

New York Times writer Mariella Rudi shared a post on Twitter in which Ohtani's image along with his famous dog Decoy were carved in a rice paddy field. This type of art is famous in Japan ...

While consumers have suffered from shortages of rice on store shelves across the nation, exports of the Japanese staple food have been booming. Producers shipped a record amount of rice overseas ...

which has been planted in 31 fields as a trial this year. Rice is a source of pride for Japan, renowned for premium grains that are the base for signature dishes like sushi, but it is also a ...

Kuigake poles are lined up at the terraced rice fields of the Owarabi district in ... ministry as one of the "top 100 rice terraces in Japan" (The total number is actually over 100).

With the consumer price figures in Japan's capital serving as a bellwether for the national trend, analysts expect the costs to remain high, dispelling hopes that the arrival of new rice in the ...

Figures released on Friday show that inflation in Japan slowed down last month. But the price of rice, which is in short supply, rose at the fastest rate in 49 years. The internal affairs ministry ...

The prefecture is called “the Land of Sunshine” because of its pleasant climate, but farmers working among the paddy fields and ancient rice terraces say that climate change is hurting the harvest of ...

In one short clip, Ira showcased an array of seafood dishes (which appeared to be on a sushi belt) neatly arranged in a Japanese eatery. Sharing the photos and videos, she wrote, "Lived a bunch of my ...

but farmers working among the paddy fields and ancient rice terraces say that climate change is hurting the harvest of rice, long a cornerstone of Japan’s diet. “Last year, an exceptional heat ...