Soaring prices, empty shelves as Japan’s rice crisis worsens

Government enacts emergency food law to rein in soaring prices — and it could set off a global chain reaction

Japan is implementing new laws to improve staple food production, according to Kyodo News. What's happening? Japan's food production has been destabilized by extreme weather events powered by atmospheric pollution. As a result, in the last year alone, the cost of rice in Japan has gone up over 80%, and the cost of cabbage has tripled. This has forced many residents to shop smarter at the grocery store.  In response, the government is releasing s…

Soaring prices, empty shelves as Japan’s rice crisis worsens

Japan is taking the rare steps of turning to imports and releasing part of its emergency stockpile of the grain as the government struggles to meet demand.

LDP Warns Govt Against Expanding Rice Imports from U.S. in Tariff Negotiations; Important Issue of Securing ‘Food Security’

The Liberal Democratic Party on Friday submitted to the agriculture minister a resolution rejecting a stance in Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations that could result in farm and fisheries products being sacrificed to protect industrial products.