By SHAO XINYING | China Daily Global Japan has been grappling with soaring rice prices amid a shortage of the staple grain in recent months due to myriad reasons including bad
FP Explainers Japan, which recorded its lowest inventory of rice since 1999 in June, last month witnessed panic buying of its staple. Japan’s officials have blamed hot weather
Empty shelves blamed on government’s policy of limiting production, tourist influx and extreme weather. Leo Lewis in Tokyo Japan has emerged from its hottest summer to its
Heat wave and domestic demand also contribute to shortages and price hikes. Nikkei staff writers TOKYO — The demand for rice in Japan has increased for the first time in a
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
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