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Indonesia Exports 11 Tons of Black Tiger Prawns to Japan
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TEMPO
A total of 11 tons of frozen black tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) worth Rp2 billion has been certified by the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin), through the South Sumatra Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Office, for export to Japan.
The head of the South Sumatra Quarantine, Sri En...
A total of 11 tons of frozen black tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) worth Rp2 billion has been certified by the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin), through the South Sumatra Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Office, for export to Japan.
The head of the South Sumatra Quarantine, Sri En...
- August 5, 2025
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Japan's 2024 Rice Demand Tops Estimate; Outstrips Supply Again
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JAPAN TODAY
Demand for rice in Japan in the year through June was 7.11 million tons, 380,000 tons more than initial government projections made last year, the farm ministry said Wednesday.
With 6.79 million tons of rice produced in 2024, it marks the third consecutive year that demand has excee...
Demand for rice in Japan in the year through June was 7.11 million tons, 380,000 tons more than initial government projections made last year, the farm ministry said Wednesday.
With 6.79 million tons of rice produced in 2024, it marks the third consecutive year that demand has excee...
- July 30, 2025
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Japan to Scrap Rice Crop Yield Index
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NIPPON
The Japanese agriculture ministry on Monday announced the abolition of the rice crop yield index, effective with this year's harvest.
The step comes as rice farmers have complained that the country's current statistics do not match their firsthand experience of growing the staple. Some h...
The Japanese agriculture ministry on Monday announced the abolition of the rice crop yield index, effective with this year's harvest.
The step comes as rice farmers have complained that the country's current statistics do not match their firsthand experience of growing the staple. Some h...
- June 17, 2025
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Japan to Move Up Auctions for Imported Rice
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NIPPON
The Japanese government will hold the first round of annual auctions earlier than usual for rice imported under a minimum market access agreement as part of efforts to stabilize rice prices, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Thursday.
This year’s first auction for rice as staple...
The Japanese government will hold the first round of annual auctions earlier than usual for rice imported under a minimum market access agreement as part of efforts to stabilize rice prices, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Thursday.
This year’s first auction for rice as staple...
- June 12, 2025
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Japan Breaks With Policy Of Not Controlling Rice Prices
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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
With the average price of rice now doubled from the same period last year — reaching more than ¥4,000 for 5 kilograms at supermarkets — much attention is being paid to whether the ministry’s new approach will be effective.
The agriculture ministry’s decision to sell state-held...
With the average price of rice now doubled from the same period last year — reaching more than ¥4,000 for 5 kilograms at supermarkets — much attention is being paid to whether the ministry’s new approach will be effective.
The agriculture ministry’s decision to sell state-held...
- May 28, 2025
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H2O Retailing to Sell Japan Govt-Stockpiled Rice
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NIPPON
H2O Retailing Corp. has applied to sell 2,000 tons of rice to be released from the Japanese government's stockpile under discretionary contracts, company officials said.
Kansai Food Market Ltd., a subsidiary of H2O Retailing, will sell the rice at its group supermarkets such as Hankyu Oa...
H2O Retailing Corp. has applied to sell 2,000 tons of rice to be released from the Japanese government's stockpile under discretionary contracts, company officials said.
Kansai Food Market Ltd., a subsidiary of H2O Retailing, will sell the rice at its group supermarkets such as Hankyu Oa...
- May 28, 2025
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Supermarkets Offering Foreign-Grown Rice As Japan Faces Record Prices
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's supermarket operators have been strengthening sales of cheaper, foreign-grown rice, offering another choice to consumers hit by rising prices and concerns about shortages of the country's staple food.
Aeon Co. will start selling California-sourced rice on June 6 at its stores...
Japan's supermarket operators have been strengthening sales of cheaper, foreign-grown rice, offering another choice to consumers hit by rising prices and concerns about shortages of the country's staple food.
Aeon Co. will start selling California-sourced rice on June 6 at its stores...
- May 24, 2025
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Japan's Oldest Sake Brand Determined To Keep Taste Unchanged
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JAPAN TODAY
Although Japan's sake industry faces a crisis with falling domestic consumption, the country's oldest brand, Kenbishi, is unbending in its commitment to the old ways, seeing it as the best guarantor of quality.
In the staff dining room at the brewing facility of Kenbishi Sake Brewin...
Although Japan's sake industry faces a crisis with falling domestic consumption, the country's oldest brand, Kenbishi, is unbending in its commitment to the old ways, seeing it as the best guarantor of quality.
In the staff dining room at the brewing facility of Kenbishi Sake Brewin...
- May 12, 2025
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Rice Planting Starts At Quake-Hit Shiroyone Senmaida In Japan's Noto Peninsula
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NHK
Farmers and volunteers started planting rice on Saturday at terraced paddies on the coast of the Noto Peninsula, central Japan, which were hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential downpours last year.
The picturesque Shiroyone Senmaida in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which consists ...
Farmers and volunteers started planting rice on Saturday at terraced paddies on the coast of the Noto Peninsula, central Japan, which were hit by a powerful earthquake and torrential downpours last year.
The picturesque Shiroyone Senmaida in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which consists ...
- May 10, 2025
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Japanese Retailers Trying To Overcome Soaring Rice Prices
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JAPAN TIMES
The historic surge in rice prices in Japan has led retailers to seek alternatives, using less expensive ingredients like barley and noodles in bento meal boxes to curb prices and retain customers.
Some retailers are expanding the sale of lower-priced foreign rice.
In March, convenie...
The historic surge in rice prices in Japan has led retailers to seek alternatives, using less expensive ingredients like barley and noodles in bento meal boxes to curb prices and retain customers.
Some retailers are expanding the sale of lower-priced foreign rice.
In March, convenie...
- April 21, 2025
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