Local farmers criticized the Japanese government's policy to boost rice production amid high prices for the grain during a ...

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TSURUOKA, Yamagata -- Local farmers criticized the Japanese government's policy to boost rice production amid high prices for the grain during a meeting here on July 7, calling it irresponsible ...

The new policy, if successful, would prevent a recurrence by allocating 350,000 tons of rice for export in 2030 - an eight-fold jump from 45,000 tons in 2024 - that could be redirected to the ...