Japan’s domestic rice consumption fell to a record low of 6.83 million tonnes in 2025, driven by higher imports amid earlier domestic...
Japan’s Creattura Co. Ltd. is exploring a 10-year partnership with Isabela, Philippines, to introduce climate-smart rice farming. The technology could cut irrigation...
Japan’s newly harvested rice prices are expected to decline in 2026 after two years of increases, driven by ample private-sector stocks. Purchase...
Japan's average supermarket rice price fell below ¥3,500 per 5 kg for the first time since late 2024, declining to ¥3,458 as...
Japan's 2025 private rice imports surged 95-fold to 96,834 tonnes as soaring domestic prices doubled retail rice costs. A government white paper...
Japan's parliament passed a revised Staple Food Law requiring farmers to adopt demand-driven rice production to stabilise supply and prices. The reform...
Japan’s three-month rice price outlook remained bearish in June, with the price index at 19, below the 50 threshold for the ninth...
Japan’s rice market is undergoing a major shift as cooperative sales from the 2025 harvest fell 17% to a record-low 1.32 million...
Japan’s private rice inventories rose 51% year-on-year to 2.23 million tonnes by end-May as cooperative rice sales fell 17% to a record-low...