Residents in areas where Japan has exported coal-fired plant technology are suffering from ... In mid-March, rice farmers had completed their planting and were growing corn, chili peppers and ...

Japan plans to release some of its rice stockpiles reserved for emergency use in response to record domestic prices for the ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry Friday unveiled a new system to sell some government-stockpiled rice reserved for emergency use, after rice prices soared last summer amid ...

Simply sign up to the Japanese business & finance myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Japan is set to respond to the highest rice prices on record by making it easier to tap its ...

A farm ministry panel discusses in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2025, the release of government-stockpiled rice. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government will ease its policy on releasing stockpiled ...

Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, found in large quantities in soil. While Si is not essential for land plants, many plants, such as rice and grasses, have used Si to develop ...

In mountainous areas, most farms cover less than two acres and are cultivated for personal use, while farms in the plains tend to grow rice for sale on slightly larger plots. “As a Japanese ...

(Bloomberg) -- Japan plans to release some of its rice stockpiles reserved for emergency use in response to record domestic prices for the grain. The government will discuss selling part of its ...