For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...

Trump this week hammered Japan over what he said was Tokyo's reluctance to import US-grown rice, and accusing Japan of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has complained that Japan was not buying American rice, putting pressure on Tokyo as it struggles ...

For Japanese, rice is more than just a staple food. Cultivated in the country for more than 2,000 years, rice is considered ...

Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, held 'in-depth exchanges' over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard ...

Japan’s attempt to strike a deal with the US before Donald Trump’s deadline next week has hit an unlikely sticking point: ...

Japan will not sacrifice the agricultural sector as part of its tariff talks with the United States, its top negotiator said ...

Donald Trump is pressuring Tokyo to buy Californian rice, as a national shortage exposes the country’s deep-rooted resistance ...

Negotiations have stalled ahead of next week’s deadline, with some suggesting Japan misjudged the depth of President Trump’s ...

President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States over what he claims ...

Rice prices in Japan have started to ease, falling below Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s target of below 4,000 yen for a five ...

US President Donald Trump cast doubt on reaching a trade deal with Japan, a day after threatening higher tariffs on Japanese ...