Rice gaffe haunts ex-farm minister Eto on campaign trail https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/japan-lower-house-election-miyazaki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #miyazaki #takueto #agriculture #rice
As populations decline and residents age in rural communities across the Chugoku region, livelihoods and traditions, including rice production, are either changing or disappearing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/japan/japan-aging-rural-rice-farming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #aging #rurallife #hiroshima #shimane
Japan's private-sector rice imports surged 95-fold in 2025 from the previous year to 96,834 tons, as demand for foreign rice was strong despite high tariffs because of surging prices for domestically grown rice https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/economy/japan-private-sector-rice-imports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #rice #trade #inflation
This is a great article from @vittlesmagazine about the cultural split between those that reheat rice and those that are convinced reheating rice will kill you via “fried rice syndrome”.
@shezza_t what a great article, thanks for sharing it. I never knew about the perceived risks of rice until just a few years ago, and have done all sorts of things with rice and left-over rice without dying. it is interesting how much racism played in the fear around food poisoning from rice.
I have long been perplexed between the warnings that seem more frequent these days, and the fact that a lot of the different cultures in India ferment rice and eat it. It's great that the article mentions this.
On my visits to India I have often been told about the antimicrobial affects of banana leaves, and more recently I saw that Sandor Katz writes in his book Art of Fermentation that common spices inhibit the growth of "badies" in ferments (my term for unwanted things in fermentation).
It comes down to applying the same level of care in handling rice as we do with any other ingredient. I enjoyed the article a lot.
During bilateral meetings with his counterparts from European Union member countries in Berlin, agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki expressed concerns about new packaging regulations the EU is to introduce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/japan-eu-packaging-concern/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #eujapanrelations #norikazusuzuki #agriculture #rice #tea
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Inaspettatamente ho passato giornate a provare e configurare Noctalia Shell e Dank Linux su Hyprland (simili ma diversi).
Non perfetti, ma forse sono vicino a qualcosa che si possa finalmente definire "ricing". Stay tuned.
#linux #unolinux #gnulinux #gnulinuxitalia #opensource #foss #homelab #rice #ricing #arch #hyprland
Inaspettatamente ho passato giornate a provare e configurare Noctalia Shell e Dank Linux su Hyprland (simili ma diversi).
Non perfetti, ma forse sono vicino a qualcosa che si possa finalmente definire "ricing". Stay tuned.
#linux #unolinux #gnulinux #gnulinuxitalia #opensource #foss #homelab #rice #ricing #arch #hyprland
Agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki has inspected onigiri rice ball and Japanese food shops, as well as local supermarkets, in Paris as he hopes to expand Japanese rice exports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/farm-minister-paris-visit-rice-exports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #norikazusuzuki #paris #rice #agriculture #maff
Japan's average rice price hit a new record high since statistics began in March 2022, following a small decline, according to agriculture ministry data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/10/japan-rice-price-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rice #inflation
Feeling homesick this time of the year? Feed your nostalgia with the tastes of home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/01/02/food-drink/new-year-different-cuisines-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #meat #chefs #ethnicfood #rice #newyear
Japan's rice policy is at a crossroads as prices of the country's staple food stay around record highs, squeezing households. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/28/japan/japan-rice-policy-crossroads/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #maff #norikazusuzuki
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The price of a rice coupon that will be sold to municipalities in Japan will go down from the usual ¥500 to a uniform ¥477, the national federation of rice wholesalers' mutual aid cooperative associations has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/society/rice-coupon-wholesalers-group/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #rice #agriculture
Japan's average retail rice price hit a new record high for the first time in three weeks, according to agriculture ministry data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/06/average-rice-price-new-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rice #food #inflation #agriculture #maff
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark in October that she will “work, work, work, work and work” as president of the Liberal Democratic Party was named 2025’s buzzword of the year on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/society/buzzword-of-year-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sanaetakaichi #buzzwords #donaldtrump #tariffs #rice #osakaexpo
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Traditional Japanese "hina" dolls featuring this year's iconic people and events have been unveiled in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/doll-tokyo-showcase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #hina #ichirosuzuki #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #rice #2025osakaexpo