Kaori Kaneko

1 week ago | bilyonaryo.com | Chang-Ran Kim |Kaori Kaneko

SOURCE: ReutersBy Chang-Ran Kim and Kaori KanekoTOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) – Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national crisis that has caught policymakers and consumers off-guard. Rice is considered an almost sacred commodity in Japan, deeply engrained in its culture, language and tradition.

1 week ago | reuters.com | Kaori Kaneko

TOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) - Japan's average supermarket rice prices fell for the third straight week through June 8, data showed on Monday, reflecting the release of cut-price grain from the government's emergency stockpile. Following a surge in the price of rice in Japan, a new farm minister last month ended a system of distributing emergency rice via auction and switched to discretionary contracts directly with retailers so that consumers would pay about 2,000 yen ($13.85) per 5 kg.

1 week ago | whbl.com | Chang-Ran Kim |Kaori Kaneko

By Chang-Ran Kim and Kaori KanekoTOKYO (Reuters) – Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national crisis that has caught policymakers and consumers off-guard. Rice is considered an almost sacred commodity in Japan, deeply engrained in its culture, language and tradition.

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Kaori Kaneko

Government-stockpiled rice aiming at resolving persisting price rises are displayed at Ito-Yokado grocery store, a subsidiary of Seven & i Holdings, in Tokyo, Japan May 31, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday that "all options" were being considered to stabilise rice prices, including the use of up to 100,000 metric tons of tariff-free staple rice the government imports a year, and further emergency imports beyond that quota.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Kaori Kaneko

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