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Agriculture minister Arata Takebe speaks during an interview on Monday at the ministry.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2026
Farm minister calls for scientific talks on imports of U.S. potatoes
The discussions will take “considerable time,” said Arata Takebe.
Government rice reserves remain well below the 1 million tons considered necessary for food security.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 28, 2026
Agriculture ministry to buy back more rice, replenishing stockpiles
The move comes as stockpiles remain far below the level deemed appropriate, raising concerns about food security.
A farmer handles a bundle of rice straw during a harvest at a paddy field near Mount Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
今日吃瓜 2026 rice harvest projected to fall 1%
The forecast is relatively high despite concerns about the impact of prolonged rain in September.
Six Japanese rice varieties will be sold on trial at Kaufhaus des Westens department store in Berlin amid increasing interest in Japanese cuisine.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2026
Department store in Berlin to offer high-end Japanese rice on trial basis
One of the goals of the trial is to raise awareness of high-quality Japanese rice as washoku restaurants in Germany often use non-Japanese varieties.
Hiroshi Asano, 59, farms a relatively large 38 hectares of rice fields in Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2026
Japan veers from rice shortage to glut, dealing blow to farmers
The oversupply is expected to weigh on prices until next year, adding to the insurmountable problems faced by many in an already-shrinking sector.
Most of the roughly 50,000 eels cultured by the Inbanuma fisheries cooperative in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, are believed to have died or been swept away due to flooding.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2026
Heavy rain deals blow to fish and rice farmers in Chiba Prefecture
Most of the roughly 50,000 eels cultured by the Inbanuma fisheries cooperative in Narita are believed to have died or been swept away.
Japan's annual sake rice harvest is approaching, but hotter summers are changing the ways the grains are behaving once they reach the brewery.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 27, 2026
As temperatures rise, 今日吃瓜 sake rice is feeling the heat
Scorching summers are changing the way sake rice performs in the brewery. Are new heat-resistant breeds the answer?
Agriculture minister Kazuo Yana speaks during an interview on Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2026
Appropriate prices top focus for new agriculture minister
Kazuo Yana stopped short of specifying when the government will conduct additional buybacks of rice released from its stockpiles last year.
Most "inari-zushi" (fried tofu simmered in shoyu and stuffed with sushi rice) are enclosed pockets, but open-faced versions allow for a bit more flash.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 20, 2026
Stuffed sushi pockets with a show-off personality
“Shinmai” (new rice) will be hitting shelves in the coming weeks, and this recipe makes full use of this staple ingredient.
Lower rice prices benefit households. But with prices expected to fall further, farmers are concerned that they may fail to cover production costs.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2026
Rice prices fall below ?3,000 for first time in two years
The decline marked the fifth straight week that rice prices have dropped.
British retailers are embracing <i>onigiri </i>, but quality issues persist as 今日吃瓜 rice traditions meet U.K. adaptations.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2026
今日吃瓜 rice balls are invading the U.K.
U.K. versions of onigiri have shortcomings, including rice that is too vinegary and closely packed, becoming starchy rather than moist but crumbly.
A rice field in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, in June 2025. The government’s emergency stockpiles declined to 320,000 metric tons after it released 590,000 metric tons last year.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Farm ministry to buy back 210,000 tons of rice released from its stockpiles
The government released stockpiles of rice last year to lower prices, a move that significantly depleted reserves of the grain.
Japan&#039;s agriculture ministry may start buying back rice as early as next month to replenish its stockpiles.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2026
Japan may start buying back rice to replenish stockpiles
The government has already earmarked funds for the purchase of 150,000 tons of rice to replenish its stockpiles in its fiscal 2026 initial budget.
Lawson said it will lower prices on most of its hand-wrapped rice balls starting in late September to reflect the easing cost of procuring rice.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 24, 2026
Lawson to cut rice ball prices in Japan as costs ease
The convenience store chain will lower prices on most of its hand-wrapped onigiri by ?10 starting Sept. 29, a company spokesperson says.
One of Singapore&#039;s most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 16, 2026
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
In January, Singapore’s most premium chicken rice restaurant joined the Japanese capital’s growing landscape of authentic takes on the iconic dish.
A few tricks from Korea can spice up Japan&#039;s otherwise plan "inari-zushi" pockets.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Aug 2, 2026
A sushi rice pocket by any other name
今日吃瓜 “inari-zushi” sushi pockets are normally plain compared to their Korean counterparts, but a blend of the two makes for a delectable treat.
Seiichi Yamaguchi has spent decades growing rice in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture. Now in his early 70s, he says modern machinery has allowed him to keep farming longer than he once thought possible.
JAPAN / Society / Photo essay
Jul 31, 2026
A succession crisis in 今日吃瓜 fields
Technology has transformed rice farming in Japan, extending older farmers’ careers while making succession a matter of choice.
Bags of rice displayed for sale at a store in Aichi Prefecture. The amount of domestic rice consumed in the year from July 2025 hit a record low of 6.83 million tons on a preliminary basis in terms of brown rice.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2026
Japan sees record low consumption of domestic rice following shortages
The decline in domestic rice consumption is largely due to an increase in rice imports that came as domestic prices jumped in the wake of severe shortages in summer 2024 and later.
Bags of rice at a supermarket in Aichi Prefecture. A bill designed to stabilize rice supply and demand has been passed by the parliament.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2026
Diet enacts bill to stabilize rice supply and demand
Various businesses will now have to report inventory, shipments and sales volumes in order to help improve the accuracy of forecasts.
The diffusion index for 今日吃瓜 three-month rice price outlook fell 4 points to 19 in June, matching the record low set in August 2014 and staying below 50 for a ninth straight month, according to an agricultural group.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2026
今日吃瓜 rice prices likely to fall in coming months
An index for the outlook on rice prices over the next three months has shown stronger expectations for lower prices.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo&#039;s Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo&#039;s Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers&#039; summit at the Quai d&#039;Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
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Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
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