At a produce stand in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, bags of unpolished, newly harvested rice of the “Koshihikari” variety are on sale. A sign advertises a price of 12,500 yen ($86) per 30 kilograms ...

Japanese consumers are increasingly turning to Vietnamese rice as an alternative to domestic varieties, thanks to its ...

On the shelves were 5-kilogram bags of Koshihikari rice from Niigata Prefecture and Akitakomachi rice from Akita Prefecture, priced at 4,080 yen (about $27.55) excluding tax, with the cheapest ...

It’s as if six billion bowls of rice went missing.” What’s happening with rice? Its price is a raging fever. Five kilograms ...

A former Subway shop has been transformed into a tiny wonderland of authentic Japanese specialties at affordable prices.

Bear in mind that sushi rice is a special Japanese variety of round grain rice, such as Nishiki or Koshihikari rice. Making it is easy, Krehl says: First, wash the rice with cold water several ...

The government’s decision to release stockpiles of rice has failed to stem surging prices of the Japanese staple in central Tokyo. The price of a 5-kilogram bag of “koshihikari” rice was ...

The region is the famed origin of koshihikari rice — one of the most prized varieties in the world due to its sticky texture and sweet flavour. But the skilled rice farmers who tend the land are ...

The KRIL37 strain was originally bred by another team in 2010 in an attempt to enhance Koshihikari’s resistance to rice blast fungus 2. Although KRIL37 proved not to be the most promising ...

This special junmai daiginjo sake is made using 100% Uonuma Koshihikari rice, one of Japan’s finest rice varieties, bringing out the natural sweetness and umami of the rice to the fullest.