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

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited a rice field in a suburb of Seoul to inspect the local rice farming situation and receive explanations from a rice farmer on measures to combat high temperatures and pests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/japan/farm-minister-visits-rice-field-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinjirokoizumi #rice #agriculture #southkorea

Record high temperatures in Japan could curb the country’s rice production, threatening to create shortages of the staple grain and fresh price spikes as public resentment mounts over the cost of living. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/japan-rice-crop-at-risk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #food #heatwaves #climatechange

Japan’s farm ministry has apologized for its erroneous rice supply and demand forecasts, which Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba admitted were what caused prices to surge across the nation in the past year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/politics/ldp-policy-panel-on-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #food#maff #rice #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #ldp #agriculture

Japan is poised to reverse its long-standing rice curb policy, following a government admission that it had been miscalculating demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/rice-ishiba-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #shigeruishiba #agriculture

The Philippines may temporarily suspend rice imports to support local farmers in the world’s biggest buyer, potentially increasing the risk of expanding a global surplus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/rice-importer-philippines-farmers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #philippines #rice #agriculture #trade #southeastasia

Japan may abandon its de facto policy of limiting the cultivation of rice in response to the country's severe shortage of the staple grain and soaring prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/japan-rice-policy-shift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #inflation#maff #agriculture

The first rice harvest of 2025 has hit shelves in Japan, with prices significantly higher than last year against the backdrop of strong demand for domestic rice brands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/first-rice-crop-put-on-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #inflation #food

The diversification of rice sales channels may have contributed to the surge in prices of the staple since last summer, according to a survey released by the agriculture ministry Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/rice-price-surge-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rice#maff #inflation

2/2
I still gots it!
Ok that nose is huge and not the cutest panda but this'll do. Just for fun anyhow a small side
(These are filled with just a bit of umeboshi)

Ok enough fun. Rest will be more standard quicker to make onigri
Why? Ah that's next 👇🏽

#Food #rice #onigiri

2/2
I still gots it!
Ok that nose is huge and not the cutest panda but this'll do. Just for fun anyhow a small side
(These are filled with just a bit of umeboshi)

Ok enough fun. Rest will be more standard quicker to make onigri
Why? Ah that's next 👇🏽

#Food #rice #onigiri

Ishiba's future in balance as polls hint at rout in Upper House election https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/japan/politics/ishiba-ldp-upper-house-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #trade #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #inflation #rice #ldp#upperhouse #diet #2025upperhouseelection

With rice shortages hitting vulnerable people especially hard ahead of Sunday's Upper House election, nonprofit groups are emphasizing the need for political leadership capable of tackling poverty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/japan/politics/food-poverty-issues-upper-house-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #rice #food #poverty #2025upperhouseelection #inflation

Japan’s deeply rooted rice-growing culture faces a crisis as aging farmers, restrictive policies and climate challenges threaten production, prompting urgent calls for modernization and government action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/18/japan/japanese-politics-rice-is-the-third-rail/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #rice #agriculture #2025upperhouseelection #shinjirokoizumi

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

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s aggressive tactics to lower the price of rice has left many farming communities feeling frustrated and abandoned — and that discontent may be reflected in Sunday’s vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/yamagata-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #yamagata #ldp #sanseito #cdp #dpp #jcp #2025upperhouseelection #rice #agriculture

Only two months into his role as agriculture minister, Shinjiro Koizumi has become the face of a risky political bet by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/politics/koizumi-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #ldp #2025upperhouseelection #rice #agriculture