People in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita are welcoming tourists with a traditional festival that features dozens of "kamakura" snow huts.
Reversing its longstanding policy, the government plans to release stockpiled rice for emergency use if distribution problems occur, not just when there is a bad harvest. The Jan. 31 decision by ...
This summer’s extreme heat has devastated the quality of rice, with the harvest of top-quality rice in Japan dropping to a record low, data showed. The drought and a record heat wave that ...