Japan voices concern over rice imports in white paper
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Private-sector rice imports experienced a sharp increase after retail prices roughly doubled year on year in May 2025.
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The Japanese government's fiscal 2025 white paper on food, agriculture and rural areas noted that private-sector rice imports surged after retail prices of the grain in May 2025 roughly doubled from a year before. | GETTY IMAGES
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