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Monday, August 26, 2024

Shortages of Japanese rice, pictured in this file photo taken on Aug. 14, 2024, have continued in Japan. (Mainichi/Shiro Sakamaki)

Why has Japan been hit with rice shortages, soaring prices despite normal crops?

TOKYO -- Shortages of rice have recently been seen across Japan, and the price of the staple food is soaring. But close to 100% of Japan's rice is dom Full article

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This file photo taken in October 2018 shows crested ibises resting in a rice paddy field in Sado, Niigata Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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South Korean army soldiers aim their machine guns as they control traffic during a civil defense drill as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Tokyo Verdy attacker Hiroto Yamami, right, scores against Kashima Antlers in a J-League first-division match at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2024. (Kyodo)

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A life-size panel of Ushio Kofune, a character from the "Summer Time Rendering" series, is seen on display at Wakayama Civic Library in the city of Wakayama on July 29, 2024. (Mainichi/Rihi Anzai)

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A SlateSafety armband is worn by Wyatt Fischer, a furnace mason employee at Cardinal Glass, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Menomonie, Wis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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