| 86Y8 | China | Hybrid | Bred for disease-resistance; high ripening rate |
| Bekoaoba | Japan | Japonica | Bred for lodging resistance, used in silage |
| Hokuriku 193 | Japan | Indica | High-yielding, blast-resistant |
| Hoshiaoba | Japan | Japonica | Cultivar used for silage and bioenergy |
| IR72 | Philippines | Indica | Semi-dwarf, often used as check cultivar |
| Koshihikari | Japan | Japonica | Widely grown in Japan |
| Lemont | United States | Japonica | Semi-dwarf grown in Mississippi Delta |
| Milyang 23 | Korea | Indica | High-yielding, cadmium accumulator |
| Momiroman | Japan | Japonica | Medium grain, high-yielding variety |
| Nipponbare | Japan | Japonica | Genome-sequenced |
| Liang You 084 | China | Hybrid | Grown extensively in southeast China |
| Takanari | Japan | Indica | Widely grown in Japan |
| Wuyunjing 21 | China | Japonica | Grown extensively in East China |
| Wuyunjing 23 | China | Japonica | Grown extensively in East China |
| Yangdao 6 hao | China | Indica | Grown extensively in East and Central China |
| Yliangyou | China | Hybrid | Recently introduced (2008) hybrid line |
| Yongyou 2640 | China | Hybrid | Widely planted in lower Yangtze River |
| Zhonghua 11 | China | Japonica | Disease-resistant line used in breeding |