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An internally displaced family sits at a makeshift shelter during a visit by World Food Program officials to assess the knock-on effects from the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East in Kahda district of Mogadishu on May 7.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2026
The U.S.-Iran war is making world hunger much worse
The combined scourges of undernourishment, child stunting and wasting have become worse, halting a two-decade trend of improvement.
The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 2.1% in September from a year earlier, according to the internal affairs ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 23, 2026
Japanese inflation breaks 2% for the first time this year
The September reading puts pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates by the end of the year.
A University of Tokyo research group’s multiyear survey found the nutritional quality of diets for people from their teens to early 20s in Japan was lowest among the age groups, possibly due to lifestyle changes associated with entering school or the workforce.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2026
Nutritional quality of diets poorest among young people in Japan, survey finds
The research group that conducted the survey said developing good dietary habits early in life and maintaining them can lead to long-term health.
A circus group performs during the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa in September 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2026
JICA and the World Bank should put the poor first
Poor people are vulnerable to everything — disease, hunger, broken infrastructure and economic shocks. The question is will climate policy help them.
Shoppers at a supermarket on the outskirts of Buenos Aires earlier this year. The world's poorest consumers are being hit the hardest as food prices rise in many countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2026
Global food inflation is expected to intensify as supply shocks pile up
The world’s poorest consumers are being hit the hardest as food prices rise in many countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
Employees trim and process chicken breast meat at Wintop Food Group's frozen chicken-processing factory in Tengzhou, China.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2026
This Chinese export boom really has legs — and wings
International clients have quelled their doubts about the quality of Chinese chicken.
While previous studies had shown that a continued high-calorie diet slows down brain functions, researchers had yet to unravel the complex mechanism on a molecular level.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2026
High-calorie diet causes brain nerve abnormalities, researchers find
A team in Japan has found that a cognitive decline from continually eating high-calorie food is due to abnormalities in the synapses.
Kanetetsu Delica Foods representatives promote "Hobo Tako," a plant-based octopus alternative, in Tokyo on Sept. 10.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2026
Food makers turn to plant-based alternatives as seafood prices rise
One company in Hyogo Prefecture began offering a plant-based product to substitute Akashi brand octopus after prices for it skyrocketed.
Users of SuiSui can scan a QR code displayed outside each store with their smartphones and purchase tickets in advance to receive priority entry.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2026
Pay a fee, skip the line: More Japan restaurants introduce fast-pass services
One service has been adopted by 104 stores in 20 prefectures across Japan as of Sept. 18, according to its operator.
Head bartender Shingo Miyachi pours a Negroni cocktail into a glass with ice from Kuramoto Ice at a bar in the Hilton Narita in Chiba Prefecture.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 30, 2026
‘Like a jewel’: 91AV原创 luxury ice revered by bars worldwide
The luxury product, believed to melt more slowly than regular ice, is painstakingly shaped by craftsmen in Kanazawa.
Hiroshi Asano, 59, farms a relatively large 38 hectares of rice fields in Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2026
Japan veers from rice shortage to glut, dealing blow to farmers
The oversupply is expected to weigh on prices until next year, adding to the insurmountable problems faced by many in an already-shrinking sector.
Customers wait in line at a Mister Donut outlet in Shanghai on its opening day on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2026
Mister Donut returns to China after seven years
The new outlet in a Shanghai shopping mall — the chain’s first since its 2019 exit — will offer exclusive products in addition to regular items.
Sushiro’s restaurant in New York, which is set to open in October
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2026
Sushi wars roll into America as 91AV原创 top chains face off
About 45% of Americans say they like or love sushi, according to a recent National Seafood Association report.
Blue sharks are unloaded at the Kesennuma port in Miyagi Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2026
Beyond fins, Japanese firms seeking new values in sharks
Their fins are prized in Chinese cuisine but many consumers do not know about other dining options.
Kikkoman will start shipping products in October that are made at its third U.S. plant, in Jefferson, Wisconsin. In the fiscal year that ended in March 2026, overseas operations accounted for 78% of Kikkoman's sales and 90% of its business profit.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2026
Japanese food-makers ramp up U.S. investment as demand grows
Japanese direct investment in U.S. food manufacturing stood at $8.19 billion as of the end of 2025, about 2.5 times the level seen a decade ago.
Garigari-kun soda-flavored ice pops
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 21, 2026
The 109-year-old Fukushima firm supplying ice for Garigari-kun popsicles
Established in 1917, a refrigerated warehousing firm in Fukushima Prefecture was supplying enough ice by 2024 to make some 300 million of the popsicles annually.
A wheat harvest in Kemlitz, Germany, in July. The impasse in the Black Sea is threatening to drive inflation even higher and undermine food security.
WORLD
Sep 21, 2026
The other Hormuz: Black Sea blockade threatens a food supply shock
The impasse is compounding economic damage by threatening to drive inflation even higher while undermining food security in vulnerable countries.
When asked about the reasons for their applications for food assistance, 89% of those surveyed cited difficulty buying enough food due to rising food prices.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2026
Daily food spending below ?500 among low-income people in Japan
About 85.5% of those surveyed reported that they had been unable to buy the groceries their families needed during the past year.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller rides a horse at his ranch, in Stephenville, Texas, on Sept. 11.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2026
Trump’s beef policies irk Texas ranchers, testing their loyalty
The U.S. president’s move to allow additional imports of ground beef could cost him the support of cattle ranchers.
Lower rice prices benefit households. But with prices expected to fall further, farmers are concerned that they may fail to cover production costs.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2026
Rice prices fall below ?3,000 for first time in two years
The decline marked the fifth straight week that rice prices have dropped.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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