Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan's rice crisis get this far?
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An employee prepares a bowl of rice at a restaurant in Tokyo, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)Pedestrians are reflected in the window of a restaurant advertising for rice in Tokyo, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)A rice field in Mito, Japan, where farmers are being encouraged to grow more of the staple crop to make up for shortages on store shelves, on Wednesday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Elaine Kurtenbach)
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An employee prepares a bowl of rice at a restaurant in Tokyo, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
