Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has apologized for inappropriate remarks made by his agriculture minister amid soaring ...

Consumers feeling the pain of rising rice prices in Japan are voicing anger at agriculture minister Taku Eto over recent ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday he does not plan to sack farm minister Taku Eto despite mounting ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday reprimanded the farm minister for claiming he never buys rice because he ...

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Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has apologized for the agriculture minister's controversial comments about rice. But he ...

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he had "never had to buy rice" thanks to gifts from ...

Currently, the government sells reserve rice to wholesalers on the condition that the same amount of rice is bought back, in ...

Rice farmers in Japan are changing their business models in a bid to satisfy domestic demand amid historically high prices.

Retail rice prices in Japan climbed for the 19th time in 20 weeks, with limited impact from government stockpile releases ...

Remarks by Japan's farm minister Taku Eto that he does not need to buy rice because he receives it from supporters sparked ...

Among the measures is an auction quota for bidders ready to sell stockpiled rice to retailers within a month of purchase.