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The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.
A record surge in the price of rice drove Japan's consumer inflation higher in April. The country's staple crop nearly doubled in price compared to the same month a year earlier.
Japan’s bond market just fired a warning shot at the global economy. The country’s 40-year government bond yield surged to 3.445% on Monday, the highest it’s been in two decades. This spike followed a ...
An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the ...
The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of the country’s traditional staple food.
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport, a day after ...
The company behind a new nature adventure park on Japan's southern island of Okinawa is hoping the country's huge tourism ...
The head of the global trade watchdog says global free trade is facing a “crisis” as U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts ...
It was a sobering day for U.S. assets on Tuesday, with Wall Street, the dollar and longer-dated Treasuries all declining as ...
Nissan is considering plans to shut two car assembly plants in Japan and overseas factories, including in Mexico, sources ...
Summer is one of the busiest travel times of the year, but some people who have upcoming itineraries in Japan may be ...