The jump in rice prices in Japan has led to an increase in less expensive imports of the staple food. Those products are now showing up on more supermarket shelves.

The government aims to increase the total value of agricultural and food exports from 1.5 trillion ... 60 kilograms to compete with cheaper imports. Japan consumes approximately 6.6 million ...

Japan has refrained from talk of striking back at U.S. tariffs. Trade experts say that is because its inflation-strained ...

Japan also had a trade deficit, which measures the value of exports minus imports, a year ago, but the amount rose 60% last month from January 2024. Exports totaled 7.86 trillion yen ($52 billion ...

Dr Muhammad Radzi said the ministry, through the Food Safety and Quality Division ... from China and South Korea and even partial import bans on Japanese seafood by Hong Kong and Macau.

A large share of the jump in exports included food, machinery and vehicles. Imports from the Middle East fell as oil prices declined. Also Wednesday, Japan's central bank chose, as expected ...

The threat of tariffs from Trump has led some Japanese companies such as Sony Group to stockpile inventory in the United States, a step that could have temporarily boosted overall export volumes.

New U.S. tariffs announced by President Donald Trump may delay, but likely won't derail, the Bank of Japan's plan to raise ...