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The number of "children's cafeterias" that provide free or low-cost meals mainly to children in need in Japan rose by more than 1,700 from the previous fiscal year, according to a survey by a nonprofit organization.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2025
‘Children’s cafeterias’ in Japan hit record 12,601 sites, survey reveals
The nonprofit organization behind the survey said the rise of more than 1,700 sites from the previous fiscal year reflected efforts to create comfortable spaces for children.
Fisheries minister Norikazu Suzuki explains measures to support oyster farmers during a news conference at the ministry on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2025
Japan unveils measures to tackle mass oyster deaths
The measures include financially supporting affected oyster farmers and identifying the cause of the mass deaths.
In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ¥23 from the previous week to ¥4,335 per 5 kilograms.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2025
Average price of rice in Japan hits new record high
The average retail price of the staple grain hit a new record high for the first time in three weeks, according to agriculture ministry data.
Dry-cured salted ham offered at Bar Mar's restaurant in Tokyo on Wednesday
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2025
Dry-cured ham may run short in Japan as swine fever risk halts Spanish imports
After the disease was detected in wild boar in Spain, Japan halted Spanish pork imports last Friday to prevent local transmission.
Nearly 1 in 5 of those who said they smoke also said they wanted to quit, a health ministry survey has found.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2025
Japan sees drop in regular smokers, national health survey finds
Nearly 1 in 5 of those who said in the health ministry’s annual survey that they smoke also said they wanted to quit.
Fried oysters at a restaurant in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2025
Oyster shortage strains restaurants and retailers in Japan
Farm-raised oysters in the Seto Inland Sea are dying en masse, forcing businesses to pass on the higher costs to customers.
DxP head Noriaki Imai explains the results of a survey conducted on young people who use the organization's consultation service, on Nov. 26 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2025
Over 30% of youths in need are anxious about New Year’s holidays, survey finds
For reasons for the anxiety, with multiple answers allowed, 65.5%, the largest group, pointed to financial difficulties, followed by 29.3% who said they have no place to be.
An employee places food items made in-store on the shelves at a Ministop convenience store outlet in the city of Chiba in October.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 1, 2025
Scandal puts Ministop’s handmade onigiri at crossroads
This summer, Ministop acknowledged that workers at 25 domestic stores falsified consume-by dates on onigiri, deli items and other foods prepared in store.
Prices for 217 food and beverage products, including chocolate snacks and miso, from 195 major Japanese makers are set to rise in December, Teikoku Databank said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 28, 2025
Prices of 217 food products to rise in Japan in December
The total number of items whose prices have risen or are expected to rise this year is projected to reach 20,609.
U.S. President Donald Trump has rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products as American consumers lament the high cost of groceries.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 15, 2025
Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount
The move marks a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that the sweeping import duties he imposed earlier this year are not fueling inflation.
Authorities have been working to clean up an industrial park where they say a small steel company appears to have smelted scrap metal mixed with cesium, contaminating various nearby factories.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2025
How the U.S. ended up with radioactive shrimp and sneakers from Indonesia
The case lays bare shortcomings with oversight in Indonesia’s growing scrap-metal trade and underscores how a single industrial mishap can reverberate through global supply chains.
Producer prices in Japan rose 2.7% in October from a year earlier, driven by higher food and copper costs, the Bank of Japan has said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 13, 2025
Producer prices rose 2.7% on year in October, with agricultural goods up 31.4%
The producer price index, which measures the cost of goods traded between businesses, rose for the 56th consecutive month, Bank of Japan data shows.
Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (second from left) greets attendees while wearing a happi coat at a tasting event for sake from the prefecture, on Tuesday in Paris.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2025
Tottori governor promotes local goods in Paris
The visit to the French capital was arranged based on Gov. Shinji Hirai’s wish for his prefecture to deepen its relations with Europe.
A farmer harvests rice in a field in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 9. Prices will most likely remain in the ¥4,000 range for 5 kilograms of the grain at least until the 2026 harvest is released next summer.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Nov 12, 2025
New Cabinet searches for effective rice policy amid resurging prices
Officials are considering the distribution of “rice tickets” to make the nation’s staple grain more affordable for certain households.
Volunteers pack snack bags and meals for after-school programs in the Central Texas Food Bank warehouse kitchen in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 30.
WORLD / Society
Nov 12, 2025
Communities donate meals and funds as U.S. food aid remains in limbo
This month has seen an uptick in charitable donations and activities from businesses and individuals as a historic lapse in SNAP has strained low-income households.
Volunteers place boxes of food into a truck bed as more than 100 cars visit the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center food distribution site, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Friday.
WORLD
Nov 8, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court pauses judge’s order requiring Trump to fully fund food aid
The ruling came after the administration said it would provide $4.65 billion in emergency funding to partially cover food benefits for November.
Ramen food truck owner Satoru Hasuike works in Mexico City on Oct. 1. Some vendors in the city are concerned over what will happen to their businesses when the 2026 World Cup arrives in the city.
SOCCER
Nov 7, 2025
Upcoming World Cup stirs up mixed feelings among street vendors in Mexico City
Mexico will host 13 matches in June and July, with five in the capital.
Volunteers prepare to load donated food items into a resident's vehicle during a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank drive-through distribution at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2025
Judge orders Trump administration to fully fund food aid benefits
The order blocks the administration’s plan to only provide reduced benefits during the government shutdown.
Modern farming and government support have dramatically increased crop productivity, especially in rice, helping the world avoid food shortages despite climate challenge and opposition to technology like GMOs.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2025
Rice can feed the world — even with fewer farmers
The world’s most important crop for food security recently reached its lowest price in 18 years.
Farmers spray herbicide at a rice farm in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, in June.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2025
Japan 2026 staple rice production seen falling to 7.11 million tons
The country’s staple rice production is forecast to fall 370,000 tons from 2025, the agriculture ministry has said.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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