A growing breed of Nepali chefs are showing that there's more to South Asian food in Tokyo than butter chicken, naan and curry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/24/food-drink/nepali-food-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #meat #fish #rice #chefs #vegetables

Newly appointed farm minister Norikazu Suzuki has hinted of a potential rethink of a policy to increase rice production advocated by the administration of former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/society/farm-minister-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #agriculture #rice #norikazusuzuki #shinjirokoizumi #shigeruishiba #sanaetakaichi

The average price of rice sold at supermarkets across Japan dropped for the fourth straight week, the farm ministry announced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/japan/japan-supermarket-price-falls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #maff

With early shipments of rice from the 2025 harvest having reached the market, attention is turning to supply, demand and prices amid uncertainty over how this summer's weather will affect yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/japan/new-rice-crop-competition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #shinjirokoizumi #maff

Japanese businesses showed off their food products at an event in Sao Paulo on Monday as demand for authentic "washoku" Japanese cuisine is growing in Brazil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/14/companies/brazil-japanese-food/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #brazil #rice #japanesecuisine #food #jetro

Japan's 2025 staple rice harvest is forecast to reach a nine-year high of 7.48 million tons, up 10% from the previous year, the agriculture ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/11/japan/japan-2025-rice-harvest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice

The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday fell ¥6 from the previous week to ¥4,205 per 5 kilograms, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/rice-price-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #shinjirokoizumi #agriculture #supermarkets

Need a non-alcoholic option for your guests? Toss together some roasted green tea and whip up a "horchata," a delicious milk-based drink with warm spices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/08/food-drink/hojicha-horchata-recipe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #tea #rice

Need a non-alcoholic option for your guests? Toss together some roasted green tea and whip up a "horchata," a delicious milk-based drink with warm spices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/08/food-drink/hojicha-horchata-recipe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #tea #rice

Police arrested a couple in Osaka Prefecture on Monday on suspicion of attempting to fraudulently import rice, disguising the shipment as mung beans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/crime-legal/osaka-couple-arrest-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #osaka #rice #vietnam

The Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics for most of the postwar era, is in danger of crumbling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/politics/japan-ruling-party-ldp-in-danger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #farmers #agriculture #rurallife #rice #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #sanseito

Japanese retail prices of rice have turned upward again, even as new rice harvested this year has started hitting the shelves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/rice-prices-remain-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #inflation #food

After decades of sharp policy swings since World War II, Japan's rice farmers are greeting the government's latest call to boost output with skepticism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/japan-rice-growers-buffeted-by-postwar-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #food #maff

The average price per 5 kilograms of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets in Japan last week topped ¥4,000 for the first time since early June, the agriculture ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/japan/rice-prices-rebound/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #inflation #shijirokoizumi

Heavy rain and widespread flooding in basmati rice-growing regions of India and Pakistan have raised concerns over output of the premium staple, driving prices higher on an expected fall in supply. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/markets/flood-india-pakistan-basmati-prices/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #rice #floods #india #pakistan

Japan’s top conveyor-belt sushi chain, Sushiro, is leaning on profits from its rapid overseas expansion to take a bite out of surging rice costs at home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/01/companies/japan-suhi-chain-overseas-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #inflation #sushi #restaurants #rice #sushiro

Japan's agriculture ministry decided to extend the deadline for selling government-stockpiled rice released under discretionary contracts, believing slow deliveries to retailers is making it difficult to sell all of it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/rice-sales-deadline-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#maff #agriculture #rice

High temperatures across much of Japan are set to last for another month, according to the national weather forecaster, with the persistent heat potentially keeping power demand elevated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/heat-in-japan-to-persist-for-a-month/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #meteorologicalagency #hydropower #rice

Retail prices of rice at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan averaged ¥3,737 per 5-kilogram bag from Aug. 4 to 10, up ¥195 from the previous week and around 1.4 times the price a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/society/rice-price-increase-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society#maff #rice #agriculture

India's drive to produce more ethanol is prompting its farmers to switch away from growing oilseeds, undermining government efforts in the world's largest buyer of cooking oils to reduce imports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/12/markets/india-ethanol-edible-oil-sufficiency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #india #oil #agriculture #ethanol #india #corn #rice #soybeans