The price of rice at supermarkets in Japan has fallen for a sixth straight week to a five-month low due to increased sales of cheaper grain from government stockpiles.

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A national survey shows the price of rice at Japanese supermarkets dropped for a fourth straight week, hitting a 3-month low.

TOKYO : Japan's average supermarket rice prices fell for the third straight week through June 8, data showed on Monday, reflecting the release of cut-price grain from the government's emergency ...

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TOKYO -- The Japanese supermarket Aeon Co. will start selling new rice called "Karoyaka" from the U.S. state of California on June 6. They will do this because rice from Japan has become expensive.

Japanese supermarket rice prices fell for the first time in 18 weeks, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, though they were still double the price from the same period a year earlier.

TOKYO :Japanese supermarket rice prices rose for the 16th straight week and doubled from a year ago, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, despite the government's release of the staple grain ...