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Why the cost of rice in Japan has gone crazy
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July 14, 2025
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2:59Now PlayingThe price of rice in Japan has more than doubled in the past year. While some are blaming the shortage on the influx of foreign tourists, Ethan Wu, our Asia business and finance editor, explains why it is really Japan’s broken production system that is to blame
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