Japan’s key price measure cooled a tad more than expected while remaining well above the Bank of Japan’s target, keeping pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to mollify voters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/economy/consumer-inflation-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #inflation #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #2025upperhouseelection #rice #food #internalaffairsministry
Pretty popsicle #food



Texas food banks are rationing meals for flood survivors because of Trump’s cuts
The July 4th flooding has become the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump’s new food and hunger policies.
"...“We’re doing what we can to make sure that people don’t go hungry, but it has been tough,” he said. The biggest problem they are running up against, he noted, is how federal funding cuts have obstructed their ability to fully respond. ..."
https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/texas-food-banks-flood-survivors-trump-funding-cuts/
Your Nonna might faint but I made some ‘shrimp fajita pasta’ and they turned out really great. Might sprinkle some cilantro in my bowl at dinner time. The kid is having a phase where he doesn’t like cilantro #food

Humanitarian city.
I think I have a new favorite snack. I don't treat myself to bananas very often but I did the other day. Experimented with this today:
- 1 cup of rice, freshly cooked but cooled a bit
- 1 banana
- 2 tbsp of peanut butter
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or 2-3 tsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 cup water
Put it in a decently powerful blender for 30-40 seconds for some pretty great pudding. Might be kinda ice-creamy if put in a freezer for awhile?
A healthy enough snack or even a meal.
Bank of Japan officials are likely to consider raising at least one inflation forecast at a policy meeting this month, after food-related prices rose more than expected, people familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/boj-food-price-inflation-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #economicindicators #food
Liberal Democratic Party executive Hiroshi Moriyama and visiting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held talks in Osaka on Friday, apparently focusing on beef trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/moriyama-china-beef-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hiroshimoriyama #chinajapanrelations #osaka #food #ldp #trade
This has been a trip of tasty foods and drinks 😋 #food




Exploring the inter-connections between Alternative Agrifood and Seafood Networks for building food systems resilience
Kristen Lowitt
Charles Z. Levkoe
Sarah-Patricia Breen
Lindsay Harris
Hannah L. Harrison
Jon MacDonald
Phoebe Stephens
Joshua S. Stoll
Bruna Trevisan Negri
Connor Warne
Philip A. Loring
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https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/689
The Bank of Japan could revise its inflation view upward this month, according to Junko Koeda, one of the central bank's newest board member. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/09/economy/new-boj-board-member-price-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #inflation #rice #tariffs #us #japaneseeconomy #food #junkokoeda #kazuoueda
J’avais jamais vu ça, c’est un tronc d’arbre le truc (« branche » ppale d’une salade feuille de chêne du jardin d’un pote) #food