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This marks the first time that stockpiled rice will be released specifically to stabilize supply. Japanese Agriculture Minister Taku Eto said at a news conference following a Cabinet meeting on ...

Japan's agriculture minister says he's expediting efforts to get rice from government stockpiles to consumers. The government said last week it would release 210,000 tons to wholesalers amid soaring ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered the swift implementation of measures to give consumers relief from inflated food prices, including an unprecedented release of stockpiled rice to ...

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The government will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice, farm minister Taku Eto said Friday, in a bid to ensure ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will revise its policy on releasing "stockpiled rice" only during poor harvests, to include other times when smooth ...

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese agriculture ministry said Friday that it will release 210,000 tons of rice stockpiled by the government to help lower prices by easing distribution ...

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has decided to release up to about 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice as rice prices remain high after the new crop harvested in 2024 hit the ...