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Persistent rice overproduction in Japan means that soaring rice prices are a symptom of systemic issues within Japan’s rice ...

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

A gift of 300 pounds of rice from the Emperor of Japan spurred the growth of the rice industry in Texas, eventually making the state the preeminent producer of the crop in the United States, a ...

“We really need more sustainable rice farming methods,” says Yamazaki ... recognize the significance of Japanese culture around paddy fields and rice cultivation,” says Ichihashi.

“Japanese policy of deliberately reducing production to support prices has put the country in a position where relatively small changes in the supply or demand side of rice can cause these quite ...