Customers waited for hours at a store in Chiba Prefecture to purchase rice from Japan's stockpile at a considerable discount, amid sky-high retail prices for the staple grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/31/japan/stockpiled-rice-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #inflation #retailers #agriculture #itoyokado #irisohyama

Home appliance manufacturers are working to expand their lineup of electric rice cookers as more consumers are said to be shifting away from the staple grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/16/japan/rice-cooker-manufacturers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #manufacturing #mitsubishielectric #panasonic #irisohyama