THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 28, 2025 at 18:39 JST
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, right, meets with Akihiro Oyama, president of Iris Ohyama Inc., on May 27 in Tokyo’s Kasumigaseki district. (Nobufumi Yamada)
The 2021 crop of government stockpiled rice is expected to sell for around 1,800 yen ($12.50) per 5 kilograms when it hits store shelves, the farm minister announced on May 28, in a bid to curb soaring rice prices. [Read More]
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