The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's rice consumption per person drops 6% to 7-year low in FY 2025TOKYO - Japan's average monthly rice consumption per person fell 6.1 percent to a seven-year low of 4,435 grams in the year ended March 2026, reflecting consumers shifting away from the country's staple food after supply shortages sparked a price surge in recent years, according to rice association data.The figure was the lowest since fiscal 2018 when the average stood at 4,426 grams, with the decline from the 4,722 grams in fiscal 2024 equ…READ FULL ARTICLE