Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime ...

Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an upper house vote on Sunday, an outcome that could jolt ...

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...

Yet a turning point in human history is underway. According to UN projections, the number of people in 85 countries will be ...

Rice prices in Japan are a big deal. "One of the main sources of anger has been the surging cost of the food staple, which has rocketed for months..." ...

With elections coming in Japan, the threat of U.S. tariffs is forcing its prime minister to start talking tougher, and is getting people to rethink long-held assumptions about relations with the U.S.

"We are concerned that customers will turn away." Experts issue warning as beloved staple food could be wiped out: 'It's quite possible' first appeared on The Cool Down.

From June 30 to July 3, 2025, around 15,000 delegates from over 190 countries gathered in Sevilla, Spain to take part in the Fourth International Conference on “Financing for Development” or FfD4. The ...

Japan though it had a special relationship with the U.S. Now, Tokyo is finding that its security alliance counts for little ...