Japan faces worst rice shortage in decades - Financial Times
Sep 6, 2024 · 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.
Japan’s Newly Harvested Rice Arrives on Store Shelves; Prices …
Sep 10, 2024 · On Friday afternoon, more than 50 bags of 5 kilograms of rice newly harvested in Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures were piled up at Super Sanyo, a supermarket in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. The price was...
Why it's hard to find rice at Japan's supermarkets right now
Aug 22, 2024 · For the past few weeks, people across the nation have been noticing the lack of rice available at shops, with shelves often barren and stores displaying signs asking purchasers to stick to one...
Insufficient Rice Supply Hits Japan; Sever Heat, Rising Demand …
Aug 23, 2024 · Japan has recently been hit by insufficient supply of rice. Declining supplies due to severe heat last summer combined with the return of inbound tourists has led to emptied supermarket...
Why Japan is running low on rice | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Extreme weather, a recent earthquake and an influx of hungry tourists are among several factors that have caused a rice shortage across Japan and forced stores to limit purchases of the...
Japan is running out of rice. Why are consumers panic-buying?
Aug 29, 2024 · Amid a spate of natural disaster warnings, Japan's supermarkets are running short of rice with consumers asked to limit their purchases. Local media have blamed a range of factors including a poor yield last year, climate change, and an influx of …
Japan Faces Three More Weeks of Rice Shortages - News On Japan
Aug 19, 2024 · Japan is facing an unprecedented rice shortage, with recent data highlighting alarming supply-demand imbalances in the domestic market. The Agricultural Newspaper reported on January 10 that the DI (Demand-Supply Index), a measure of rice market balance, reached a record high of 80.
Agricultural Ministry holds meeting on rice shortage in stores
Sep 4, 2024 · The agriculture ministry Wednesday held a meeting with farmers, agricultural cooperatives, wholesalers and food makers to exchange opinions about the shortage of rice in stores.
Concerns over rice shortage growing in Japan amid higher demand
Aug 26, 2024 · Concerns over a rice shortage are growing in Japan, with empty shelves becoming noticeable in supermarkets and stores, against the backdrop of rising demand. Some consumers are trying to stockpile rice after the weather agency earlier this month issued its first-ever advisory warning of the increased risk of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough ...
With rice in short supply, prices soar due to heat, tourism boom
Aug 6, 2024 · Booming inbound tourism and another blistering summer combined to send rice retail prices skyrocketing at supermarkets across Japan, causing myriad problems for households that rely on the food...
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