Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Japan is not importing U ...

The new direction has taken on an unexpected urgency as Japan grapples with a shortage of the all-important staple.

The government will release its stockpiled rice for use in processed foods and beverages such as miso, rice crackers, sake ...

Prime minister stresses that Japan is importing US rice from California, counters Trump assertion that Japan ‘won’t take our ...

Since 1970, 73% of global wildlife has been lost, while the world's population has doubled to 8 billion. Research shows this ...

As a Wednesday deadline approaches for steeper US tariffs to hit dozens of economies ranging from the EU to India, trade ...

The eighth Sentosa Grillfest returns on 17 July 2025 with 39 food and beverage brands, its biggest edition to date.

Well-proportioned wooden tubs, called “oke” in Japanese, are built with unparalleled precision, slowly and steadily crafting each one by hand with great care.

The Emperor and Empress are scheduled to visit Mongolia from July 6 to 8 pay their respects to Japanese nationals who died in the country while being interned in a forced labor camp after the end of ...