THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 8, 2025 at 16:58 JST
A supermarket in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward holds a monthly rice discount day on Feb. 28 to attract shoppers seeking the lowest-priced rice possible. (Sho Ito)
Rice prices across Japan climbed for the 13th consecutive week, even as the first wave of the staple crop from the government’s emergency reserves hit store shelves. [Read More]
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