This time of year I reflect fondly upon the times when I would join my Japanese friends for picnics in public parks in Tokyo.

With rice prices staying high, Japanese retail giant Aeon said Wednesday that it will sell a blend of rice produced in Japan and the United States. Under the name "Nisui no Takumi," the blended ...

to take on the task of tending to vacant rice paddies. Once rice seeds have been planted by a drone, a succession of robotic technologies still to be developed would deal with weeding and reaping.

"I want to deliver traditional Japanese rice crackers from Niigata Prefecture ... "So this area of business will definitely grow in the future." Kameda Seika is using its rice expertise to create ...