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Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan's rice crisis get this far?

Posted 5/22/25

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 fallen over the …

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