Consumer inflation advanced apace last month, supporting the Bank of Japan’s stance on a gradual rate hike path before U.S. tariff measures clouded the economic outlook. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/18/economy/cpi-march/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj #rice
https://www.europesays.com/2004715/ Japan’s inflation quickens as rice prices gain the most in over 50 years #BOJ #EconomicIndicators #Inflation #japan #JAPANESEECONOMY #rice
Climate change will make #rice toxic, say researchers - Ars Technica
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Climate change will make rice toxic, say researchers:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/climate-change-will-make-rice-toxic-say-researchers/
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#ClimateChange will make #rice toxic, say researchers
Eaten every day by billions of people and grown across the globe, rice is arguably the planet’s most important staple crop, with half the world’s population relying on it for the majority of its food needs, especially in developing countries.
Warmer temperatures and increased #carbondioxide will boost #arsenic levels in rice. https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/climate-change-will-make-rice-toxic-say-researchers/
Heavy metal, the wrong kind, gets into rice under climate change. Sadly, not music to my ears.
Also note that this study is using compound effects, and increasingly we should pay attention to these factors.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/climate-change-will-make-rice-toxic-say-researchers/
With wholesale prices for domestic rice surging about 70% over the past year, there are already signs of a seismic change in mindset in Japan about importing the staple grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/japan/japan-imported-rice-consumption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #inflation #tariffs #donaldtrump #restaurants #consumerspending #retailers
The agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it will hold the third auction of its stockpiled rice on April 23-25. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/japan/rice-auction-third/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff
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The Finance Ministry proposed Tuesday that the government expand the minimum access system under which the country imports about 770,000 tons of rice per year at zero tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/japan/finance-ministry-tariff-free-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #financeministry #rice
Japanese rice wholesalers and retailers on Monday called for improvements in what they see as the unbalanced distribution of government-stockpiled rice released last month to curb soaring prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/japan/japan-stockpiled-rice-distribution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #inflation #rice #takueto #maff
https://www.alojapan.com/1246881/soaring-rice-prices-show-no-sign-of-dropping-in-japan/ Soaring Rice Prices Show No Sign of Dropping in Japan #agriculture #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #rice Japan Data Economy Food and Drink Apr 15, 2025 The price of rice in Japan has risen to more than twice as much as a year ago, and releases of government stockpiles have yet to prove effective in bringing it down. The average price for a five-kilogram bag of rice at supermarkets across Japan was …
Rice too pricey to be using it without a care in the world? Infusing it with some tea can lend a new dimension. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/13/food-drink/daly-food-recipe-box-fried-rice-tea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #rice #tea #recipes
Japan will release its stockpiled rice every month until around the end of July, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, after the previous two releases appeared to have had little effect in stabilizing prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/monthly-release-stockpile-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #food #inflation
What's a good rice cooker to use for brown rice? Does it matter what rice cooker one uses? Any tips on cooking brown rice?
Fewer farmers, changing diets, outdated agricultural policies and even an earthquake scare have contributed to price rises affecting Japanese rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/07/food-drink/rice-shortage-japan-reserves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #rice #food #agriculture #climatechange #heatwaves
