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By Ambar Warrick U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out against Japan over the country’s alleged unwillingness to buy

Japan’s rice shortage drives imports to multi-year high in May

A worsening rice shortage in Japan has pushed domestic prices to multi-year highs, prompting a sharp surge in private-sector imports

Short Supply Despite the Japanese government’s efforts to release stockpiles, the regular rice available in supermarkets remains highly priced and

The government decided on Friday to prohibit the reselling of rice purchased at retail shops to ensure that rice reserves

By Justin McCurry It’s cheap, filling and a time-honoured way for office workers to calm their hunger pangs. Lunchtime diners

By Shagun Japan is grappling with a serious crisis in its rice supplies and is now considering putting the staple

Prices of rice in Tokyo jumped around 90 percent in March from a year earlier, with the government’s recent release

The average price of Japanese rice sold to wholesalers by suppliers in October struck a record high on rising production

By Yamashita Kazuhito Empty Shelves In August 2024, rice disappeared from Japanese supermarket shelves, and prices rose, but the Ministry

By Lee Ying Shan Sushi, onigiri and yakitori don — Japanese rice is a key staple in many of its