Japan reaps the consequences of flawed rice policies

In response to soaring supermarket rice prices, the Japanese government released 210,000 tonnes of rice from its emergency reserves in February 2025, despite an abundance of rice production in the country. The price spike since summer 2024 did not occur because of a production shortage, but due to m...

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Main Authors: Godo, Yoshihisa, Yamauchi, Futoshi
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: East Asia Forum 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174925

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