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‘Rice is sacred to Japan — part of history and cosmology, it faces climate change now’
Emiko Ohnuki-Tiernay discusses rice's profound cultural significance in Japan, tracing its historical roots from ancient ...
In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work?
For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...
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Japan anxious for farmers to produce more rice
For Japanese, rice is more than just a staple food. Cultivated in the country for more than 2,000 years, rice is considered ...
Trump tries to sell rice to the Japanese
Japan’s attempt to strike a deal with the US before Donald Trump’s deadline next week has hit an unlikely sticking point: ...
Explainer: What is Japan's trade policy on rice?
U.S. President Donald Trump has complained that Japan was not buying American rice, putting pressure on Tokyo as it struggles ...
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Japan PM counters Trump's view on rice imports ahead of election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Japan is not importing U ...
Rice is everything in Japan. So why won’t it buy more from the US?
Donald Trump is pressuring Tokyo to buy Californian rice, as a national shortage exposes the country’s deep-rooted resistance ...
Japan says it won't sacrifice farm sector after Trump complains about rice
Japan will not sacrifice the agricultural sector as part of its tariff negotiations with the United States, its top ...
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Japan tariff negotiator held 'in-depth' talks with Lutnick, Japan government says
Trump this week hammered Japan over what he said was Tokyo's reluctance to import US-grown rice, and accusing Japan of ...