Richard Smith

2 weeks ago | capitalpress.com | Richard Smith |Joe Beach

Published 10:12 am Thursday, April 10, 2025 Last fall, shelves in the rice section of supermarkets were almost bare. Any available rice’s prices had shot up. Venues like bars and coffee shops showcased rice at their front windows at a premium. Rice is now back on store shelves, but prices have skyrocketed. This reporter buys brown rice for home. Last summer, I was still paying the usual 1500 yen (about $10) for five kilos of the grain at a local rice store.

1 month ago | capitalpress.com | Richard Smith |Joe Beach

Published 4:07 pm Wednesday, March 12, 2025 TOKYO — Threats of a 25 percent U.S. import tariff and equivalent retaliatory tariffs from Canada and Mexico have created a climate of uncertainty among U.S. agricultural exporters. Some companies and associations are planning ways to deal with the tariffs becoming a reality, while others are hoping they won’t.

Oct 31, 2024 | officefreedom.com | Richard Smith

One of the biggest etiquette rules is that politics is forbidden from polite conversation over fears that differing opinions could result in a clash. But is there a way to openly discuss political views in the office? And if you want to broach subjects such as the government or public affairs, can you do so without risking a working relationship? Laura Windsor is an Etiquette and Manners Expert and is widely regarded as the most trusted authority on etiquette and protocol in the UK.

Aug 20, 2024 | fleet.ie | Richard Smith

By Richard Smith, RHA Managing DirectorThe RHA met with representatives of FPUA (Felixstowe Port Users’ Association), BIFA and representatives from the Port of Felixstowe yesterday (Thursday 15 August). One of the matters we discussed was the introduction of the Port of Felixstowe’s new Container Booking System (CBS).

May 26, 2024 | dailymemphian.com | Richard Smith

Opinion By Richard W. Smith, Guest Columnist Published: May 26, 2024 4:00 AM CT “Did these two events truly need to be on the same weekend, eating into one another’s attendance and participation?” Richard Smith says of the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and SmokeSlam. (The Daily Memphian file) Guest Columnist Richard W. Smith Richard W. Smith is president/CEO of FedEx Airline & International.