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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.
Prices of 143 products from major Japanese food and beverage makers will rise in November.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2025
Prices of 143 food items to rise in Japan in November
The figure is down 58.4% from a year earlier and marks the first decline in 11 months, according to research firm Teikoku Databank.
Federal employees line up before collecting food from a Capital Area Food Bank distribution center as the U.S. government shutdown continues in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
Millions set to lose food aid amid U.S. government shutdown standoff
There has been no sign of movement in the weekslong stalemate, with funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, set to lapse Saturday.
Bontan Ame candies are promoted at a convenience store in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in August, with advertising slogans recommending concert and moviegoers to take the sweet with them.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Oct 27, 2025
Bontan Ame gains popularity for rumored powers to suppress the urge to pee
Articles compiling the locations in Japan where people can get Bontan Ame can be found on South Korean websites.
Large self-deprecating advertisements for Fuji Baking’s Snack Sand products at JR Sendai Station
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 27, 2025
After 50 years, Snack Sand sandwiches embrace their roots
The idea for crustless, sealed sandwiches came to the creator after his brother returned from the U.S. and mentioned the hot sandwiches he had seen there.
Palestinians seek aid supplies from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the central Gaza Strip in August. U.N. and aid groups have questioned the neutrality of the foundation.
WORLD
Oct 24, 2025
U.S. mulls Gaza aid plan that would replace controversial GHF aid operation
Washington is seeking to facilitate having more deliveries of assistance in the Palestinian enclave under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Japan reported its first bird flu outbreak of the season on Wednesday, raising concerns that egg prices could rise further.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 23, 2025
Bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido raises concerns over rising egg prices
About 459,000 laying hens at poultry farm in Hokkaido will be culled to prevent further infections.
In early October, 100 grams of autumn salmon roe in central Sapporo was priced at just below ¥2,000.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Oct 20, 2025
Prices for Hokkaido’s autumn salmon roe jump as catch numbers fall
As of early October, 100 grams of autumn salmon roe in central Sapporo was selling for just under ¥2,000.
The average price of rice was down for the fourth straight week, but it remained above ¥4,000 for the sixth week in a row.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2025
Average price of rice in Japan falls for fourth straight week
The price dropped ¥63 from the previous week to ¥4,142 per 5 kilograms, but remained above the ¥4,000 mark for the sixth week in a row.
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front, second from left) inspects the growth of rice crops, on Aug. 28 in the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2025
Race to secure 2025 rice crop heats up, lifting prices
Competition to secure new-crop rice is intensifying, pushing up the provisional payments that agricultural cooperatives advance to growers.
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
Onosato stumbles in quest for first perfect championship
Yoshinofuji (left) beats Onosato by <i>oshidashi</i> at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."

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