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Japan : Various Companies Enter Rice Production after Supply Shock

Japanese companies are increasingly entering rice production after supply disruptions and price spikes last summer. Restaurant operator Watami plans to produce 600...

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Japan steps up used cooking oil collection for SAF production

Japan is expanding used cooking oil collection to boost sustainable aviation fuel production and meet its goal of sourcing 10% of airline...

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Rice News in English

Japan’s rice prices fall for first time in 3.5 years

Japan’s rice prices fell 5.4% in May from a year earlier, marking the first decline in over three and a half years....

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Rice News in English

Overestimation, slow response behind rice crisis in Japan: gov’t

Japan admitted that overestimating rice supplies and delaying emergency stockpile releases worsened its 2024-25 rice crisis. Poor harvests, tourism-driven demand and panic...

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Rice News in English

Japan Voices Worry over Rice Imports in White Paper

Japan warned that rising private-sector rice imports, driven by sharply higher domestic rice prices in 2025, could weaken local rice production. The...

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Rice News in English

Japan’s rice consumption per person drops 6% to 7-year low in FY2025

Japan recorded a seven-year low in per capita rice consumption during fiscal 2025–26, as high prices caused by earlier supply shortages pushed...

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Rice News in English

Ghana secures US$3M Japanese funding to establish rice seed production plant

Japan International Cooperation Agency has committed 35 million Ghanaian cedis to build a modern rice seed production plant in northern Ghana. The...

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Rice News in English

Japan’s rice warehouse stockpile rate hits record high as consumers, restaurants reject high prices

Japan is facing record rice stockpiles as high prices reduce household consumption and businesses shift to cheaper imports. Despite strong harvests, nearly...