By Hannah Kirshner A recent shortage of rice on supermarket shelves in Japan has been pinned on the large number of tourists visiting the country as well as hot weather exacerbated by climate change. But farmers and agricultural analysts say there’s something else at play — a decades-old government program that pays farmers not to […]
Khabarhub SANKHUWASABHA: The Hatiagola Food Depot located in the remote northern area of the district has seen shortage of rice. Locals have been deprived of accessing subsidized rice with the annual food quota limiting to 500 quintals. There has been a short of rice in the food depot for the last 15 months. The Food […]
By SHAO XINYING | China Daily Global Japan has been grappling with soaring rice prices amid a shortage of the staple grain in recent months due to myriad reasons including bad weather and hoarding by households after warnings of impending disasters. Experts have also pointed to the country’s restrictive rice policies as a possible cause. […]
FP Explainers Japan, which recorded its lowest inventory of rice since 1999 in June, last month witnessed panic buying of its staple. Japan’s officials have blamed hot weather for a decline in harvest last year, while local media have blamed tourists for increasing the demand for rice-based dishes. Japan is staring at a rice shortage. […]
Empty shelves blamed on government’s policy of limiting production, tourist influx and extreme weather. Leo Lewis in Tokyo Japan has emerged from its hottest summer to its biggest rice shortage in 30 years, with empty shelves, surging prices and the government imploring shoppers not to panic buy. Supermarkets have limited customers to one bag at […]
Heat wave and domestic demand also contribute to shortages and price hikes. Nikkei staff writers TOKYO — The demand for rice in Japan has increased for the first time in a decade, driven by a record number of tourists as well as strong domestic demand, leading to a shortage and purchase restrictions. The rare growth […]
