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Cambodia National Day showcases Cambodia’s rice culture and vast potential in Japan 

The Ministry of Commerce, in its capacity as the Inter-ministerial Committee for the Preparation and Participation in World and International Trade Expositions, organised the “Cambodia National Day” Programme at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. This event was presided over by Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and High Representative of Hun Manet, Prime Minister […]

In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work?

By Kaori Kaneko Summary JOETSU, Japan, July 4 (Reuters) – For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices of the national staple grain remained relatively high and steady. Now, under an ambitious agricultural policy announced this year, Tokyo is preparing […]

Japan says not to sacrifice agriculture amid U.S. rice import pressure

Source: Xinhua / Editor: huaxia TOKYO, July 2 (Xinhua) — Japan has no intention of sacrificing its agricultural sector in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent demand that Japan import more American rice, the country’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed Tuesday. “We have no intention of making compromises that would harm Japanese agriculture […]

Trump threatens Japan with new tariffs, claiming it won’t buy America’s rice

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN CNN — President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States over what he claims is the country’s unwillingness to buy American-grown rice. “They won’t take our RICE, and yet they have a massive rice shortage. In other words, we’ll just be sending them […]

Japan private-sector rice imports soar in May

TOKYO: Japan’s private-sector rice imports rocketed higher in May as the country grapples with supply shortages that have become a major headache for both consumers and policymakers. Some 10,600 metric tons of so-called staple rice – which is consumed at meals as opposed to rice used for feed or ingredients in other products – were […]

Japan rice auction 2025 starts to stabilise surge prices

By Web Desk TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has validated that around 30% of the rice auctioned from government holdings has been transported to retailers and restaurants, as part of a larger undertaking to stabilise rising rice prices across the country. Three rice auctions were conducted in March and April 2025 by […]

India may improve trade deficit with Japan by selling quality rice

Source: Business Standard India is the world’s largest exporter of rice, with its output mainly going to countries in West Asia and Africa. Thousands of rice varieties are harvested in the country, including the glutinous rice (commonly known as sticky rice) in the northeastern states. With the Japanese government considering increasing its rice imports, there […]