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Japan faces a rice crisis as emergency supplies are released

2025/6/10
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Hiromichi Akiba: 作为Akedai超市连锁店的店主，我亲眼目睹了日本大米价格的急剧上涨给顾客带来的困境。许多食品的价格都在上涨，而大米作为一种曾经廉价的主食，现在也变得昂贵。顾客们对此感到非常担忧，因为大米是他们生活中不可或缺的一部分。我担心进口大米会削弱日本国内大米生产商的竞争力，对日本农民构成新的威胁。日本一直以大米为荣，我们应该保护我们自己的农业。

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From the BBC World Service: Japan is facing a rice emergency. Prices are soaring, supplies are tight, and it's already cost one government minister his job. So what's going on? It's a mix of bad weather, fewer rice-farming households, and booming demand from tourism and dining out. We'll unpack. Plus, a Danish drugmaker is closing a Copenhagen factory that produces antibiotics for Europe. We'll learn about the causes and implications.