TOKYO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan's new agriculture minister has pledged to make rice available at 2,000 yen (about 14 U.S. dollars) per 5 kilograms at retail outlets like supermarkets by early June.

Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto on Wednesday submitted his resignation to Prime Minister ...

Currently, the government sells reserve rice to wholesalers on the condition that the same amount of rice is bought back, in ...

TOKYO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The average retail price of rice in Japan rose again in the week leading up to May 11, reaching 4,268 yen (about 29.4 U.S. dollars) per 5 kilograms, the Ministry of ...