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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: ...
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 ...
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Japan wary of Trump's rice push with auto tariffs still up in the air
It means that a tariff of 341 yen ($2.4) per kilogram of rice will remain in place for now, a rate that has been in place ...
The Mainichi News Quiz: People are eating more of what instead of rice?
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for July 4 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...
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 ...
Japan’s minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election later this month as his minority ...
Japan eyes reform of rice policy to expand production
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru says more needs to be done to ensure price stability in the rice market. He says that ...
Japan resists US pressure on rice imports amid domestic shortage
Japan's chief government spokesperson stated on Tuesday that the nation would not compromise its agricultural sector during ...