Headline inflation came in at 3.5%, lower compared to the 3.6% in April. This marks the 38th straight month that inflation has run above the BOJ's 2% target. The so-called "core-core" inflation rate ...
TOKYO (AP) — Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen ...
MANILA, Philippines — The international benchmark for rice prices declined by 3 percent in March as the Iran war dampened ...
By bno - Tokyo Office Rice prices in Japan have fallen below the JPY4,000 ($25.21) mark for the first time in seven months, ...
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A little more than a century ago, in July 1918, the wives of fishermen in Toyama began to protest against the export of rice from their prefecture. The unrest, which was triggered by the staple ...