The price of rice in Japan has more than doubled in the past year. While some are blaming the shortage on the influx of foreign tourists, Ethan Wu, our Asia business and finance editor, explains why it is really Japan’s broken production system that is to blame. Read why things are getting desperate for the Japanese government. | The Economist
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The price of rice in Japan has more than doubled in the past year. While some are blaming the shortage on the influx of foreign tourists, Ethan Wu, our Asia business and finance
The price of rice in Japan has more than doubled in the past year. While some are blaming the shortage on the influx of foreign tourists, Ethan Wu, our Asia business and finance editor, explains why it is really Japan’s broken production system that is to blame. Read why things are getting desperate for the Japanese government.
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