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The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/politics/ldp-policy-panel-on-rice/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/</span><span class="invisible">08/japan/politics/ldp-policy-panel-on-rice/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/316415/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/316415/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Japan seeks to ditch rice output curbs after price surges <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MAFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAFF</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/japan-rice-policy-shift/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/</span><span class="invisible">04/japan/japan-rice-policy-shift/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/rice-price-surge-survey/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/07/30/rice-price-surge-survey/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it forecasts "frequent" outbreaks of stink bug varieties that cause issues with rice crops in many parts of the country. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/japan-rice-pest-outbreak-fear/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">10/japan/japan-rice-pest-outbreak-fear/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a></p>
Japan<p>Price of rice in Japan falls below ¥4,000 per 5 kilograms</p><p>The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through June 15 stood at ¥3,920 per 5 kilograms, slipping below ¥4,000 for the first time since the week that ended on March 2, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The ave…<br><a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JP</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ShinjiroKoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinjiroKoizumi</span></a><br><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1314941/price-of-rice-in-japan-falls-below-%c2%a54000-per-5-kilograms/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1314941/price-of-</span><span class="invisible">rice-in-japan-falls-below-%c2%a54000-per-5-kilograms/</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1314941/price-of-rice-in-japan-falls-below-%c2%a54000-per-5-kilograms/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1314941/price-of-</span><span class="invisible">rice-in-japan-falls-below-%c2%a54000-per-5-kilograms/</span></a> Price of rice in Japan falls below ¥4,000 per 5 kilograms <a href="https://channels.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ShinjiroKoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinjiroKoizumi</span></a> The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through June 15 stood at ¥3,920 per 5 kilograms, slipping below ¥4,000 for the first time since the week that ended on March 2, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The average price was down by ¥256 from the previous we…</p>
The Japan Times<p>For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices remain relatively high and stable. Now the country is preparing for a reversal. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/rice-production-reversal/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/rice-production-reversal/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Private-sector rice imports to Japan are soaring as domestic rice prices remain high, with May imports up 125 times compared to the average last year. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/28/japan/foreign-rice-imports-up/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">28/japan/foreign-rice-imports-up/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit trade. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/koizumi-eel-eu/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/koizumi-eel-eu/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The average price of rice at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through June 15 was ¥3,920 per 5 kilograms, below ¥4,000 for the first time since the week ended March 2, the agriculture ministry has said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/japan/japan-rice-price-falls-below-4000/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">24/japan/japan-rice-price-falls-below-4000/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The government will survey rice farmers about their production intentions for the next year as well as in five and 10 years, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Thursday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/20/japan/survey-farmers-rice-intentions/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">20/japan/survey-farmers-rice-intentions/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Rice farmers who say government data on yields&nbsp;is overstated actually&nbsp;misunderstand the rice crop situation index, the agriculture ministry said&nbsp;after announcing plans to cease publishing it. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/17/japan/politics/falling-rice-price-statistics/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/politics/falling-rice-price-statistics/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The agriculture ministry plans to stop publishing its rice crop situation index, used for almost seven decades, after farmers and retailers said government data is overstated. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/16/japan/politics/rice-index/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">16/japan/politics/rice-index/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Japanese government will move forward&nbsp;the first round of annual auctions&nbsp;for rice imported under a minimum market access agreement as part of efforts to stabilize prices. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/12/japan/japan-moves-up-rice-import/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">12/japan/japan-moves-up-rice-import/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Since Shinjiro Koizumi's appointment as farm minister, he has often been depicted as a man trying to take a bite out of one of the most politically influential groups in the country — Japan Agricultural Cooperatives. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/11/japan/politics/koizumi-ja/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">11/japan/politics/koizumi-ja/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan is to release an extra 200,000 metric tons of stockpiled rice through no-bid contracts to all retailers and rice shops, as the grain’s price fell for the second consecutive week. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/10/japan/politics/koizumi-more-rice/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">10/japan/politics/koizumi-more-rice/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1294748/japan-to-release-extra-200000-tons-of-stockpiled-rice-as-prices-fall/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1294748/japan-to-</span><span class="invisible">release-extra-200000-tons-of-stockpiled-rice-as-prices-fall/</span></a> Japan to release extra 200,000 tons of stockpiled rice as prices fall <a href="https://channels.im/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ShinjiroKoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinjiroKoizumi</span></a> Japan will release an additional 200,000 metric tons of stockpiled rice harvested in 2021 and 2020 through no-bid contracts to all retailers and rice shops, the farm ministry said Tuesday, as the grain’s price fell for the second consecutive week. Major retailers, midsize and small supermarkets, and rice shop…</p>
Bytes Europe<p>Japan to release extra 200,000 tons of stockpiled rice as prices fall <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1091810/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1091810/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MAFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAFF</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ShinjiroKoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinjiroKoizumi</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>After being relegated to obscurity in recent years, the Liberal Democratic Party's Shinjiro Koizumi has found his shine as agriculture minister and Japan's "rice guy." <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/06/japan/politics/shinjiro-koizumi-spotlight/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">06/japan/politics/shinjiro-koizumi-spotlight/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cabinet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025upperhouseelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025upperhouseelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjirokoizumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinjirokoizumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
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