Japan’s rice price crisis escalates as minister resigns amid supply missteps

Japan’s rice market, once a symbol of self-sufficiency and national pride, has spiralled into crisis. The price of a 60kg sack of rice has soared from just under ¥20,000 to as much as ¥50,000 in the past year, marking an increase of over 150%. At the centre of the storm is former farm minister Taku […]