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A combine harvests wheat in a field in the Rostov Region, Russia, on July 18.
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 12, 2026
Inventories and farming method gains bolster food system against ¡®super¡¯ El Nino
Still, wars in the Middle East and the Black Sea region that impact fertilizer availability temper optimism, experts have warned.
A combine harvester reaps a field of wheat early in the season due to France's current and late June heat wave in Marly-lez-Valenciennes, northern France, on July 7.
WORLD
Jul 23, 2026
Heat and war deal Europe¡¯s grain harvest biggest blow in decades
High temperatures are expected to cut the region¡¯s corn crop to the smallest in 19 years, as the Middle East conflict conflict has pushed up fuel and fertilizer costs.
Bartering has returned to Russian foreign trade as companies trying to avoid Western sanctions swap wheat for Chinese cars and flax seeds for building materials.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2025
Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions.
The return of the old-fashioned practice shows just how far the war in Ukraine has distorted trading ties for the world¡¯s biggest producer of natural resources.
A wheat farm outside Scott City, Kansas
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2023
U.S. raises wheat-export forecast with China buying most in decade
American shipments of the soft red winter wheat variety will rise to the biggest in a decade, reflecting ¡°several large recent export sales¡± to China.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 15, 2022
Japanese government to keep imported wheat prices unchanged
The government plans to draw up in early September additional measures to tackle higher prices and other factors affecting people¡¯s lives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2022
Food export bans in Asia prompt fears of more protectionism
The bans risk hurting farmers and producers, and one concern is that the current cycle of protectionism could lead to restrictions on other food exports ¡ª including rice
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022
Bumper wheat crop looming in Australia set to ease tight market
High prices and supportive seasonal conditions are prompting more sowing of wheat and canola, with planted area for wheat rising 1% and for canola expanding 12% to a record.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2022
Ukraine cautious as Turkey and Russia push Black Sea grain deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan¡¯s government has offered military help to clear mines off the coast of Odesa and escort grain ships.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 16, 2022
Wheat soars in risk to food inflation as India restricts exports
The move drew criticism from the agriculture ministers of the Group of Seven nations, who said that such measures make the world¡¯s food crisis worse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2022
World¡¯s food problems piling up as India restricts wheat exports
The Indian government said in a notification dated May 13 it will suspend overseas wheat sales to manage its food security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2022
As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?
War in Ukraine slashed wheat and fertilizer exports, while climate-induced disasters destroy harvests ¡ª together, they create harrowing risks to global food security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2022
Ukraine¡¯s farmers fight on the front line of global food crisis
Ukraine is the world¡¯s largest producer of sunflower oil and ranks among the top six exporters of wheat, corn, chicken and even honey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2022
Rice could keep Asia¡¯s food inflation risks from getting worse
Rice is more popular with many Asian consumers than wheat, which has seen supplies cut off from one of the world¡¯s breadbaskets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2022
Shoppers scramble for staples as food fallout from war spreads
Russia and Ukraine are vital suppliers of grains, vegetable oil and fertilizers, which means that supply disruptions will be felt all over the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2022
Wheat prices hit 14-year high as Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine disrupts supply from region
The conflict could devastate global grain markets so deeply that it¡¯s likely to be the biggest supply shock in living memory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2022
With Russian and Ukrainian crops in limbo, a vital food lifeline is choked off
The world¡¯s grains buyers are being forced to hunt elsewhere for cheap and abundant wheat supplies as trade from both Russia and Ukraine dries up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 20, 2019
Canada¡¯s largest railroad hit by strike, putting Trudeau in hot seat
Thousands of workers at Canada¡¯s largest railway went on strike for the first time in a decade on Tuesday, disrupting the shipping of commodities and sparking calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau¡¯s Liberal government to intervene.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2018
China¡¯s growing hunger for wheat pushes global reserves to crisis levels, as heat waves and droughts hit harvests
A scorching hot, dry summer has ended five years of plenty in many wheat producing countries and drawn down the reserves of major exporters to their lowest level since 2007-08, when low grain stocks contributed to food riots across Africa and Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2018
Oregon wildfires crush hopes of wheat farmers during bumper harvest
Farmers rushed to save their livelihoods as a wildfire roared through vast Oregon wheat fields Thursday and crushed their hopes at the peak of what was expected to be one of the most bountiful harvests in years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2017
End of 47-year Japan rice program signals boost for ramen wheat
The end of Â鶹´«Ã½ four decades of rice-market control could be good news for noodle lovers.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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