The region is the famed origin of koshihikari rice — one of the most prized varieties in the world due to its sticky texture and sweet flavour. But the skilled rice farmers who tend the land are ...

At a produce stand in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, bags of unpolished, newly harvested rice of the “Koshihikari” variety are on sale. A sign advertises a price of 12,500 yen ($86) per 30 kilograms ...

The KRIL37 strain was originally bred by another team in 2010 in an attempt to enhance Koshihikari’s resistance to rice blast fungus 2. Although KRIL37 proved not to be the most promising ...

But inside is one of the most stunning, if humble, ingredients on the menu: Luna Koshihikari Organic Rice. Grown less than 200 miles away in the Sacramento Delta, this rice appears on just a small ...

Luxurious seaside dining gets new-wave chef.

For Koshihikari, a popular rice variety grown on more than 60 percent of the prefecture’s rice fields, the figure fell 76.6 percentage points to 3.6 percent. Rice production in the prefecture ...

and Koshihikari rice (again, you can substitute another high-quality rice). To balance the fried chicken, Chow serves cucumber pickles and a crunchy salad made with Chinese cabbage, takuan ...