By Satoshi Sugiyama and Tom BatemanKUMAGAYA, Japan (Reuters) – Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year’s crop, Japan is hoping new
The shortage of rice in Japan has become so severe that several stores are limiting consumers to one bag per person. Prateek Shukla New Delhi The threat of a
According to former bureaucrat Kazuhito Yamashita, the main reason is Japan’s acreage reduction policy By Matthew Hernon If you’ve been to a supermarket recently, you may
Rice shelves in some stores emptied after a government warning this month of a possible “megaquake”, several typhoons and the annual Obon holiday. Tokyo: The
KYODO NEWS TOKYO – Concerns over a rice shortage are growing in Japan, with empty shelves becoming noticeable in supermarkets and stores, against the backdrop of
TOKYO — Shortages of rice have recently been seen across Japan, and the price of the staple food is soaring. But close to 100% of Japan’s rice is domestically produced