rice demand in the country has been decreasing by about 100,000 tons annually since 2014, likely due to Japan's shrinking population. However, since the beginning of 2024, demand has been growing ...

Bank of Japan officials are likely to discuss raising their inflation outlook at a policy meeting later this month, although ...

However, some argue that the growing volume of rice reserved for the rest of the world should have gone to shoppers in Japan. But utilizing the harvest to be otherwise delivered to the global ...

Japanese nutritionist and longevity expert Michiko Tomioka shares her favorite “medicinal multigrain rice” breakfast to start ...

"Furikake" is a beloved Japanese topping for white rice which comes in many ... have long been popular in Japan and are recently on a tear with overall sales growing for the past 27 months straight.

Seito Saibara was engaged by the city of Houston to evaluate the rice industry in Texas. Japanese farmers had been invited to ...

For a product to be categorized Japanese sake, the rice must be Japanese ... One reason for sake’s growing popularity around the world is that its smooth flavor goes well with varieties of ...