TOKYO >> Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July ...

The Japanese supermarket Aeon Co. will start selling new rice called "Karoyaka" from the U.S. state of California on June 6.

Major retailer Aeon announced Tuesday it will start selling the “Karoyaka” variety of California rice from June 6.

Japan will release an additional 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile by July to address a nationwide ...

And we know that Japanese consumers are going to appreciate a product that meets all the standards of excellence that they ...

Japan’s release of rice stockpiles has so far failed to stem soaring prices for the domestic staple, leaving consumers still ...

“Unless domestic prices fall below Calrose prices, I don’t plan to switch back,” said Hirano, whose restaurant offers meal sets of fish, rice, soup and sides. His willingness to embrace foreign rice ...

It began offering a Calrose-Japanese rice blend last month. Japanese consumers are paying an average of 4,214 yen ($28) per 5 kg of rice, according to supermarket prices for the week to May 4.