The price of rice in Japan has doubled in the last year. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Pittsburgh scholar Kay Shimizu about what's behind the shortage in the homeland of sushi. Remember ...

Xiaomi is back at it again—this time, with a kitchen upgrade that’s smarter, healthier, and wrapped in titanium. The company has officially unveiled the Mijia 3D Pressure IH Rice Cooker P1 3L, a ...

Whether it’s the base for a fragrant curry or stir fry, or the main event in paella, biryani or sushi, perfectly cooked rice can be the key to a stand-out meal. But despite its ubiquity on our tables, ...

Faced with shortages and rising prices for domestic rice, many Japanese are doing what was once unthinkable — buying a foreign variety. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno John Yoon reported from a ...

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to buoy support for the Liberal Democratic Party? By River Akira Davis and ...

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday ...