Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing a package of US goods including Ford pickups, soybeans and LNG to strengthen trade ties with Washington as China sharply reduces American imports ...

Consumer prices were up 3.8% compared with the same month of last year, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday, almost double the central bank's 2% target and the same rate as August.

Luke Alcock, founder of Premium Health Japan, a matcha supplier in Uji — a city near Kyoto famous for its fine tea —said he’s ...

As Japan's new premier Sanae Takaichi got to work on Wednesday, her government began finalising a purchase package, including ...

Japan's government is set to target a smaller rice harvest for next year, but sufficient to meet projected demand. This ...

The 2025 harvest of the staple food rice is expected to increase to its highest level in nine years because of rice farmers’ efforts to boost production. To ease the burden on household budgets, it is ...

A man in Tokyo on Wednesday distributes an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting that US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan. EUGENE HOSHIKO/AP Despite the ...

"Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon. He helps clears pastures cheaply, but also leaves blackened earth and charred trees in his wake -- threatening the ...

The world is hungry for Dubai chocolate, matcha tea and quinoa. But consumer hype has major environmental and market ...

The Des Moines metro area has seen many new restaurants and bars open in 2025, introducing a variety of new cuisines. New ...

The trading price of newly harvested rice hit a record high in September, rising 63 percent  compared with the same month ...

Some 29 percent of Japanese rice farmers said they are willing to increase their acreage for next year's harvest, a farm ministry survey showed Friday, as rice prices remain near record highs. The ...