According to Kikkoman, mirin is a rice wine used as a seasoning or consumed as a beverage in Japanese cuisine. It is a sweet liquor containing about 14% alcohol content and 40 to 50% sugar content.

Freshly harvestd Kokuho Rose rice is transferred from a combine to a transport truck at Koda farms on Wed. Oct. 9, 2008. In 1963, Kokuho Rose was introduced to the American market as the first ...

When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did what had once seemed unthinkable: he switched to an American variety. The price of ...

Koda rice may live on with others growing their brand. Yet, the end of this family farm estate marks the passage of time. I can sense my own mortality as a farmer — and the mortality of our old ...

In the week to April 6, Japanese supermarket rice prices hit an average of 4,214 yen ($29.65) per 5 kg, ... Brand Attribution Guidelines, opens new tab; Reuters and AI, ...