Japanese rice sales resume in China after 4-year hiatus

Japanese rice sales resume in China after 4-year hiatus

BEIJING, China - Japanese farm minister Norihiko Akagi (3rd from L) inspects a supermarket section in Beijing on July 26 where Japanese rice was put on sale after a four-year hiatus, following Beijing's lifting of a ban on rice imports from Japan. (Kyodo)

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