A rice field in Mito, Japan, where farmers are being encouraged to grow more of the staple crop to make up for shortages on store shelves, on Wednesday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Elaine Kurtenbach ...

TOKYO (AP) — Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has ...

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The designated king ploughed the rice field by using royal oxen, and the designated queen sowed seeds in the furrow as a symbol of planting. After three rounds of ploughing across the field ...

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This has helped reduce production costs by more than 30 million baht. The discounted fertiliser covers all crop types, including rice field crops, horticultural produce and fruit trees, with a ...

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