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The rise in the price of rice, Japan's staple food, the biggest since comparable data began in 1971, was due to farmers passing on higher labor and fertilizer costs to consumers. Rice prices have been on an upward trend in recent months, especially in urban areas, partly due to tight supplies after last year's heatwave and increased demand from restaurants due to a surge in domestic tourists. Rice is displayed at a supermarket in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2024. Photo: Kyodo With consumer price data in the Japanese capital serving as a gauge of national trends, analysts expect costs to remain high, dashing hopes that a new batch of rice in the fall could bring prices down. Amid soaring rice prices, food prices in Tokyo rose 3.8 percent in October, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said. Electricity costs and city gas prices rose 4.0 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively. Imported coffee beans and beef also rose 16.6 percent, respectively.

(By River Davis and Hisako Ueno, The New York Times) Scientists in Japan are racing against time to explore DNA to try to save the famed Koshihikari rice, the king of rice, from the ravages of climate change by making it more heat-resistant, after two scorching summers devastated the country’s crops.

(By Planeta Arroz) The average price of freshly harvested rice in Japan rose nearly 50% in September compared with the same month last year. The sharp increase reflects higher production costs as well as increased market demand after a period of shortages that drove up consumer prices in the country. The […]