Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...

By Kaori Kaneko JOETSU, Japan (Reuters) -For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice ...

The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a ...

Shinjiro Koizumi’s reformist drive is testing the loyalty of Japan's rural population — the LDP’s most dependable voter bloc.

U.S. President Donald Trump has complained that Japan was not buying American rice, putting pressure on Tokyo as it struggles ...

STORY: Japanese farmer Kazuhachi Hosaka has been growing rice for 30 years.But over that time, he’s seen his industry ...

The average price of rice at supermarkets in Japan has fallen for a seventh straight week. Yet it remains higher than a year ...

Japan sank into a trade deficit of 2.2 trillion yen ($15 billion) for the first six month of this year, according to ...

Domestic politics in trading partner countries, as well as China's influence, are complicating Trump's tariff negotiations.

Japan has reported a trade deficit of 2.2 trillion yen ($15 billion) for the first six month of this year as exports were hit by President Donald Trump's higher tariffs.