Japan’s agriculture ministry has launched the second round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice, aiming to stabilize rising prices. Of the 210,000...
Rice prices in Japan have nearly doubled, exceeding ¥4,000 per 5kg, despite an increase in production. Farmers cite poor quality due to...
Japan aims to boost its rice exports almost eightfold by 2030, targeting 350,000 tonnes, despite facing a domestic rice shortage. Rice consumption...
Japan will release up to 210,000 tons of stockpiled rice to address high prices and distribution issues after the 2024 harvest. The...
Japan plans to implement 10% ethanol (E10) in gasoline by 2030 and 20% (E20) by 2040, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050....
Hiroshi Kasamatsu, a 53-year-old Japanese executive of Aeon Orange Co., a supermarket joint venture in Myanmar, has been indicted for allegedly violating...
Four executives from Myanmar supermarket chains, including a Japanese joint venture official, were arrested for inflating rice prices by 31%-70%, as reported...