KUMAGAYA, Japan >> Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year’s crop, Japan is hoping new heat-resistant varieties of its staple food can help stave off future supply ...

Japan will import 8,370 tonnes of feed-quality wheat for livestock use via a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction that ...

The fine crop of rice harvested this year has finally begun to hit store shelves, set to gradually alleviate a serious ...

Newly released access to information documents from the Japanese government show at least 21 horses died during or in the ...

Shoppers in Japan have been facing rice shortages at retailers as the average wholesale price rose sharply in August to its ...

A recent shortage of high-quality, low-cost rice in Japan has been pinned on the large number of tourists visiting the country, as well as hot weather exacerbated by climate change. But farmers and ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has permanently expanded the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) ...

JICA is Japanese agency that has been supporting Tanzania’s growth in many sectors since 1962. The project is part of the ...

Japan is experiencing an unexpected rice shortage driven by a surge in both domestic consumption and an influx of tourists, ...

Rice shortages have become noticeable in Japan's stores since August. While the scarcity is gradually easing as this year's rice harvest hits the mark ...

Japan’s calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate in fiscal 2023 stood at 38 percent, unchanged for the third consecutive year ...