More than four centuries of agricultural tradition are at risk of coming to an end in Niigata prefecture in Japan. The region is the famed origin of koshihikari rice — one of the most prized ...

Niigata’s Koshihikari rice is the most widely cultivated variety across Japan, prized for its sweet flavour that’s balanced in just the right proportions. “It’s very delicious rice ...

It was the largest hike over the past 10 years. In top-ranked Niigata Prefecture, the price for Koshihikari rice increased 22 percent to 17,000 yen. The “Nanatsuboshi” variety in Hokkaido ...

MURAKAMI, Niigata Prefecture--A sixth body was found in the ruins of a rice cracker factory here following a fire that broke out late at night on Feb. 11 and burned until nearly noon the next day ...

“I couldn't understand why the rice in Japan, from Niigata or Kyoto ... She ended up selecting a koshihikari cultivar, a short-grain, natural hybrid variety of rice that’s widely prized ...