The Japanese government on March 18 handed over rice from its national reserve for sale on the open market -- the first batch ...

The Japanese government held a rare auction this week to make up for a rice shortage that an official called “truly ...

The Japanese government began a rare auction on Monday of its emergency rice stockpiles in a bid to help drive down the surging price of the national staple. Rice shortages driven by factors from ...

The weighted average of the auctioned rice prices came to ¥21,217 per 60 kilograms. The rice is expected to hit store shelves as early as late this month.

The Japanese government is releasing rice from its emergency reserve for the first time to address a supermarket shortage and soaring prices. Japan's agriculture ministry held an auction last week ...

TOKYO] Japanese government bond yields climbed to multi-year highs on Monday (Mar 10), with the 10-year bond yield hitting a ...