The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan rice prices remain high despite government plans to release reservesTOKYO - Rice prices in Japan have remained high despite hopes that they would normalize after the government announced plans two weeks ago that it would release its stockpiles to curb the surge.On Feb. 14, the government said it would release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice, to be handed over to wholesalers in mid-March after it has been bid for and expected to hit store shelves between late March and early April.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE
